Coronavirus (COVID-19) Daily Updates
You can find comprehensive information about COVID-19 and schools here.
Update, Monday March 1: ESame Information as yesterday
Educators slated to receive COVID Vaccine
According to DHS, starting March 1, private and public K-12 educators will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the vaccination process is still prioritizing people 65 or older. Some areas of the state may start vaccinating educators sooner than other areas. If you have questions, please contact your county's health department.
See this flyer for more information on who is eligible and where to get it.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
According to DHS, starting March 1, private and public K-12 educators will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the vaccination process is still prioritizing people 65 or older. Some areas of the state may start vaccinating educators sooner than other areas. If you have questions, please contact your county's health department.
See this flyer for more information on who is eligible and where to get it.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Friday February 26: Educator's Vaccine
Educators slated to received COVID Vaccine
According to DHS, starting March 1, private and public K-12 educators will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the vaccination process is still prioritizing people 65 or older. Some areas of the state may start vaccinating educators sooner than other areas. If you have questions, please contact your county's health department.
See this flyer for more information on who is eligible and where to get it.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
According to DHS, starting March 1, private and public K-12 educators will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the vaccination process is still prioritizing people 65 or older. Some areas of the state may start vaccinating educators sooner than other areas. If you have questions, please contact your county's health department.
See this flyer for more information on who is eligible and where to get it.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Thursday February 25: Same Information as yesterday
Mysterious PPE Arriving at Schools
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Wednesday February 24: Same Information as yesterday
Mysterious PPE Arriving at Schools
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Tuesday February 23: Same Information as yesterday
Mysterious PPE Arriving at Schools
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Monday February 22: Same Information as yesterday
Mysterious PPE Arriving at Schools
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Friday February 19: Mysterious PPE
Mysterious PPE Arriving at Schools
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Some schools have reported receiving a shipment of masks. After an investigation by the DPI, the mask was found to sent from Wisconsin Emergency Management.
You can read more about it here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Thursday February 18: EANS Timeline
EANS Question of the Day:
How long do I have to use my funds?
The DPI has 6 months from the date they receive the funds to obligate them. Schools should look over the allowable uses here to ensure they can act quickly.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
How long do I have to use my funds?
The DPI has 6 months from the date they receive the funds to obligate them. Schools should look over the allowable uses here to ensure they can act quickly.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Wednesday February 17: Obligation of Funds
EANS Question of the Day:
What does it mean for the DPI to “obligate” EANS funds?
The DPI "obligates" EANS funds when they make a binding written commitment for service. If the DPI is contracting with a rental property, the obligation occurs when the property is used.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
What does it mean for the DPI to “obligate” EANS funds?
The DPI "obligates" EANS funds when they make a binding written commitment for service. If the DPI is contracting with a rental property, the obligation occurs when the property is used.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Tuesday February 16:PPP FAQ
EANS Question of the Day:
If my school's PPP loan application is denied, can I apply for EANS funds?
Yes. According to guidance, a school whose PPP application was denied is still eligible to apply for EANS funding.
You can learn more about EANS here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
If my school's PPP loan application is denied, can I apply for EANS funds?
Yes. According to guidance, a school whose PPP application was denied is still eligible to apply for EANS funding.
You can learn more about EANS here.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Monday February 15: EANS FAQ
EANS Question of the Day:
If my EANS application is denied, can my school still apply for the PPP?
Yes. According to guidance, a school whose application was denied is still eligible to apply for the PPP loan. However, specific PPP requirements still apply.
Check with your local bank to see if you meet the loan's requirements.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
If my EANS application is denied, can my school still apply for the PPP?
Yes. According to guidance, a school whose application was denied is still eligible to apply for the PPP loan. However, specific PPP requirements still apply.
Check with your local bank to see if you meet the loan's requirements.
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
Update, Friday February 12: Same Information as yesterday
Intent to Participate Due March 1
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The Intent to Participate form for the Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) is due to the DPI on March 1.
In addition, WCRIS recommends that schools that wish to join the SNSP order a copy of its SNSP Handbook, which has been re-issued and updated for 2021.
The WCRIS Handbook serves as a primer and an overview of the program. It can help answer basic questions and provides information that the DPI does not cover in its training, based on the experience of other private schools already in the program.
Here’s how you can order the 2021 WCRIS SNSP Handbook.
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Thursday February 11: Same Information as yesterday
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Wednesday February 10: Same Information as yesterday
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Tuesday February 9: Same Information as yesterday
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Monday February 8: Same Information as yesterday
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Friday February 5: EANS Deadline Moved
USDE Moves EANS Deadline
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
The deadline for the Governor to apply for EANS funds has been changed. The Governor has until February 22 to apply.
WCRIS's lobbyist was told that the Governor will still apply for the funds. He may wait till the new deadline to buy time for DPI to prepare for private school applications.
New Mask Order
On Thursday, February 4, the legislators passed a resolution ending the statewide mask mandate. Immediately following the legislature's actions, Governor Evers signed a new emergency order and reinstated the mask mandate.
This means that there is a state-wide mask mandate in effect till March 20. You can read the order here.
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
Update, Thursday February 4: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Update, Wednesday February 3: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Update, Tuesday February 2: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Update, Monday February 1: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Update, Friday January 29: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Thursday January 28: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Wednesday January 27: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Tuesday January 26: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Monday January 25: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Friday January 22: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. Wisconsin's nonpublic schools have been allotted $77 million of that. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Thursday January 21: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Wednesday January 20: Same Information as yesterday
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Tuesday January 19: EANS FAQ Update
Important EANS FAQ Document Correction
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The US. Department of Education (ED) corrected an error in its EANS FAQ (released 1/14). The updated FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Friday January 15: New Private School Aid
How to Spend the New Federal Private School Aid
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Important EANS FAQ Document Released
The US. Department of Education (ED) released a FAQ for the EANS program. The FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
The recently passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) provides $2.75 billion in dedicated aid for private schools. This program is called “Emergency Aid for Non-Public Schools (EANS).
But like any government program, there are allowable uses. To help schools navigate what is and is not allowed, WCRIS has created this web page on everything thing you need to know about CRRSA and EANS.
Important EANS FAQ Document Released
The US. Department of Education (ED) released a FAQ for the EANS program. The FAQ can be found here.
You can read the full notice with additional information from ED here.
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Update, Thursday January 14: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Wednesday January 13: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Tuesday January 12: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Monday January 11: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Friday January 8: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Thursday January 7: Same Information as yesterday
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Wednesday January 6: At-home COVID Tests
At-home COVID Test Kits
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
State announces COVID-19 home test kits available for Wisconsin residence. You can order a kit for yourself or your child here.
Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Tuesday January 5: Same Information as yesterday
Intent to Participate Due Jan 10.
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Monday January 4: Intent to Participate Due Jan. 10
Intent to Participate Due Jan 10.
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
The Intent to Participate (ITP) for the Wisconsin Parental Choice program is due by January 10. You can find more information on how to file your ITP here.
Schools interested in joining the Choice program are encouraged to purchase a copy of the newly updated WCRIS Choice Handbook. You can learn more and order one here for $50.
Update, Thursday December 17: Same Information as yesterday
Deadline Approaching! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Wednesday December 16: Same Information as yesterday
Deadline Approaching! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Tuesday December 15: Same Information as yesterday
Deadline Approaching! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Monday December 14: School Safety Plans
Deadline Approaching! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There are 17 days left for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Friday December 11: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Heared School Closure Case
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Thrusday December 10: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Heared School Closure Case
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Wednesday December 9: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Heared School Closure Case
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Tuesday December 8: Sup. Court Hears WCRIS Case
Supreme Court Heared School Closure Case
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Oral arguments were presented Tuesday, December 8, before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in WCRIS v. Heinrich. Lawyers from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) argued on behalf of WCRIS schools that Dane county does not have the power to close schools.
You can watch a recording of the hearing here via WisconsinEye. You will need to make a free account to view it.
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Monday December 7: Same Information as yesterday
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Friday December 4: School Safety Submissions
File now! School Safety Plans Due Jan. 1
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
There is less than a month to go for all schools to file a safety plan with the State Department of Justice Office of School Safety by January 1, in accordance with state law.
Failing to file puts your school at risk of not having proper information available to law enforcement, should it need to come to your aid in a safety emergency.
Secondly, if schools don't comply, they risk having the legislature intervene with more regulations and penalties.
If schools don't want further regulations, they have to cooperate with existing laws.
Learn more about the law and how to submit your information here.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Thursday December 3: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Wednesday December 2: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Tuesday December 1: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Monday November 30: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Tuesday November 24: Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
While this year has been one filled with changes, sacrifices, long hours and political turmoil, there are still many things for which to be grateful.
When faced with the great challenges of the pandemic, you did not waver but rather rallied to support your students and families.
Your strength during these times is a testament to the mission of your schools.
This Thanksgiving, WCRIS is grateful and thankful to the leaders, teachers and staff of our member schools for their unwavering dedication to their schools.
WCRIS wishes you and your school’s families and happy and wonderful Thanksgiving.
While this year has been one filled with changes, sacrifices, long hours and political turmoil, there are still many things for which to be grateful.
When faced with the great challenges of the pandemic, you did not waver but rather rallied to support your students and families.
Your strength during these times is a testament to the mission of your schools.
This Thanksgiving, WCRIS is grateful and thankful to the leaders, teachers and staff of our member schools for their unwavering dedication to their schools.
WCRIS wishes you and your school’s families and happy and wonderful Thanksgiving.
Update, Monday November 23: Same Information as yesterday
Holiday Safety
Here is a helpful flyer for your school community on how to celebrate the holidays safely.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Here is a helpful flyer for your school community on how to celebrate the holidays safely.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Friday November 19: Holiday Safety
Holiday Safety
Here is a helpful flyer for your school community on how to celebrate the holidays safely.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Here is a helpful flyer for your school community on how to celebrate the holidays safely.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Update, Thursday November 19: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Wednesday November 18: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Tuesday November 17: Same Information as yesterday
Student and Teacher Applications due Nov. 17
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Monday November 16: Same Information as yesterday
Student and Teacher Applications due Nov. 17
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Friday November 13: Kohl Awards
Student and Teacher Applications due Nov. 17
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
All Student Excellence and Teacher Fellowship applications are due by 5 pm on November 17. After 5 pm, the system will automatically lock and applications will no longer be accepted.
Applications are only considered submitted when the application has all three of the required letters of recommendation.
Do not hesitate to contact or follow-up with your letter of recommendation writers. If they did not receive an email from donotreply@smartsimple.com, advise them to check their spam folder. If they still have not received one, please contact Daniel Henderson as soon as possible.
Please do not wait to contact our office for help. Staff is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Thursday November 12: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Wednesday November 11: Gov. New Order
Governor Urges People to Stay Home
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
On November 10, Governor Evers signed Emergency Order 94 urging people to stay home. This order is only a recommendation and schools were not included.
You can read the full order here.
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Tuesday November 10: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Friday November 6: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Thursday November 5: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Wednesday November 4: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Tuesday November 3: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Monday November 2: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Friday October 30: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Thursday October 29: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Wednesday October 28: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Tuesday October 27: Same Information as yesterday
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Monday October 26: Webinar on College and COVID-19
Update Monday, October 26, 2020, at 8:00 AM:
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Helping families navigate the college process in the new COVID-19 world
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for families in the wake of COVID-19.
College looks different, many are changing ACT test policies and there are a host of new financial considerations and strategies. How does a family conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
College Inside Track, a college consulting service, is hosting a free, must-see online professional development event for secondary school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 am, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• How has the college admission process changed as a result of COVID-19?
• What is happening with the ACT/SAT test?
• Strategies and resources for families to reduce the cost of college.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Update, Friday October 23: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Thursday October 22: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Wednesday October 21: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Tuesday October 20: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Monday October 19: Same Information as yesterday
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Friday October 16: Harvard Report on Importance of In-person Schooling
Making Reopening Schools Safe and a Priority
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
In this provocative story, a Harvard expert on public health talks about the importance of in-person schooling, with some clear takeaways that can help your school.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
Update, Thursday October 15: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Wednesday October 14: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Tuesday October 13: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Monday October 12: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Friday October 9: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Thursday October 8: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Wednesday October 7: Same Information as yesterday
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Tuesday October 6: New Gov. Health Order; Schools Exempt
Schools Not Included in Governor's Order
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
On October 6, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issues Emergency Order #3 which limits public gatherings. Schools are religious services are exempt from the order.
See the order's FAQ here.
Protecting Our Kids Online
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the DPI are teaming up to increase internet safety for our children. The agencies are providing updated resources for students, families, and educators to promote the responsible use of the internet.
While tens of thousands of Wisconsin students are doing virtual learning, the agencies are providing resources that give parents and teachers information on: online behaviors; how children should be interacting with their peers and others online; guidelines on teaching which information is too private to share; and, how to help students manage their digital footprint.
Click on these links, and the menus they present to learn about:
• Internet and Online Safety
• Cyber Security
• Student Data Privacy
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Monday October 5: Same Information as yesterday
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Friday October 2: Same Information as yesterday
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Thursday October 1: Same Information as yesterday
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Wednesday September 30: Same Information as yesterday
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Tuesday September 29: ESSER Debate Settled
ESSER Funds to Be Spent Using Title I Formula
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education issued this letter from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Chief State School Officers regarding CARES Act equitable services.
The Secretary's letter effectively ends the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE) legal battle over the ESSER formula.
Please know that as additional information and/or guidance is made available, WCRIS will inform you.
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Update, Monday September 28: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Update, Friday September 25: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Update, Thursday September 24: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Update, Wednesday September 23: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Update, Tuesday September 22: Gov. Signs New Mask Order
Governor Evers extends Mask Mandate
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Gov. Evers signed Emergency Order #1 on September 22, reinstating a state-wide mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5.
The previous mask mandate was set to expire at the end of the month, but the new mandate will expire on November 21.
You can read the order here.
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
Update, Monday September 21: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Friday September 18: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Thursday September 17: Same Information as yesterday
http://www.wcris.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-LHB-Order-Members-copy.pdfSupreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Wednesday September 16: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Tuesday September 15: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Monday September 14: Same Information as yesterday
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Friday September 11: Update to Dane County Lawsuit
Supreme Court Blocks Dane County Health Order; Schools Open Immediately
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) suit against the Dane County Health order #9 which barred in-person learning for grades 3-12.
Late Thursday (9/10) night, the Court also placed an injunction on the order, thereby temporarily blocking it and immediately allowing in-person instruction for all grades.
The injunction gives the Court time to hear the oral arguments from both sides. It is expected to hold the hearing at a later date.
Read more here.
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Update, Thursday September 10: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Wednesday September 9: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Tuesday September 8: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Friday September 4: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Thursday September 3: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Wednesday September 2: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Tuesday September 1: New Updated Dane County Order
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
Dane County Amends Health Order
Public Health Madison & Dane County released an amended health order to its order #9 which prevented grades 3-12 from receiving in-person learning. The amendment allows students with an IEP to receive in-person learning.
You can find the updated order here.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Monday August 31: Same Information as yesterday
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Friday August 28: New COVID Decision Tools
The Worksheets You've Been Waiting For:
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Tools for COVID Decision Making and School Tracking
WCRIS Principals are sharing excellent, practical tools to help make the best COVID-19 decisions for their schools. These are the best real-life resources WCRIS has seen. They come courtesy of Sauk County, which has granted permission to share them.
They can be adapted wherever your school is located:
A) A classroom closure decision tree;
B) Student and staff absence tracking template with adjustable fields;
C) Return to school guide for sick
For more COVID-9 Resources, see this page on the WCRIS website.
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
On August 26, the court issued an order that requires the Public Health Madison and Dane County attorneys to respond to WILL's briefs by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.
Read more here.
Update, Thursday August 27: Same Information as yesterday
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
Read more here.
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are closed to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed to hold in-person instruction.
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
Read more here.
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are closed to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed to hold in-person instruction.
Update, Wednesday August 26: WCRIS Sues Dane County
WCRIS Sues Dane County to Keep Private Schools Open
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
Read more here.
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are closed to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed to hold in-person instruction.
On behalf of WCRIS's schools, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court over the Dane County Health Department’s August 21 order closing all public and private schools, for grades 3-12.
While the order only affects Dane County schools, the state statutes on the powers of local health departments are so unclear there is concern that other counties would copy the order. The court's decision will provide much-needed clarity for all WCRIS schools.
Read more here.
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are closed to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed to hold in-person instruction.
Update, Tuesday August 25: Same Information as yesterday
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are close to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed do hold in-person instruction.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are close to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed do hold in-person instruction.
Update, Monday August 24: Dane County Emergency Order
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are close to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed do hold in-person instruction.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
DANE COUNTY ONLY: Grades 3-12 Close to In-person Learning
According to Dane County Emergency Order #9, all private and public school grades 3 -12 are close to in-person instruction. Grades K - 2 are allowed do hold in-person instruction.
Update, Friday August 21: New DHS Guidance
State Releases COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Schools
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has released its much-awaited advisory for local and county health departments on “Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin.”
School leaders may want to review the guidance so they know what the local health department and state is recommending for reopened schools and the protocols for managing inevitable virus outbreaks.
The document covers guidelines for:
• physical distancing,
• wearing face coverings,
• absence policies,
• identifying cases and close contact among students,
• how to best isolate and quarantine,
• effective cleaning and disinfecting practices,
• template letters for schools to use in the situation of confirmed cases or close contact.
This tool builds on existing guidance provided in Education Forward, Wisconsin’s roadmap for operating schools during a pandemic from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
Update, Thursday August 20: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Wednesday August 19: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Tuesday August 18: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Monday August 17: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Friday August 14: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Thursday August 13: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Wednesday August 12: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Thursday August 6: New COVID-19 Data Map
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Wednesday August 5: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Delcares Statewide Mask Mandate
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Tuesday August 4: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Delcares Statewide Mask Mandate
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Monday August 3: Same Information as yesterday
Governor Delcares Statewide Mask Mandate
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Friday July 31: Statewide Mask Mandate
Governor Delcares Statewide Mask Mandate
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
On July 30, the Governor signed Emergency Order 1 which will require people to wear masks across the state when in an enclosed space.
The order goes into effect on Saturday, August 1. You can find the order here.
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Thursday July 30: Same Information as yesterday
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Wednesday July 29: New COVID-19 Data Map
See Where and How COVID-19 is Moving
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Forward Analytics released a new interactive COVID-19 data tool. The tool is designed to help inform local officials and assist the public in understanding Covid-19 in their community. The data includes statewide trends in total cases, active cases, and deaths. Furthermore, the data can be broken down to the individual county level, including a time-lapse map showing the spread of the virus.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Tuesday July 28: Same Information as yesterday
Update Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM:
CDC Releases Long-Awaited Reopening Schools Guidelines
On July 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
CDC Releases Long-Awaited Reopening Schools Guidelines
On July 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Monday July 27: Same Information as yesterday
CDC Releases Long-Awaited Reopening Schools Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Friday July 24: New CDC School Resources
CDC Releases Long-Awaited Reopening Schools Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning released updated guidance on reopening schools and provided new resources.
The resources, according to the CDC, "are new and do not replace previously released guidance documents."
"The Considerations for Schools remains the foundational document with recommendations for mitigation strategies when schools are open.
• Preparing for a Safe Return to School lays out the evidence about kids’ infectivity and the impact of reopening schools in other countries. It also lays out the importance of school for students, with emphasis on mental, social, and emotional health.
• Cloth Face Coverings contains more detail about their use within school environments.
• Screening K-12 Students for Symptoms of COVID-19: Limitations and Considerations
• Deciding How to Go Back to School and Checklists for Families help prepare parents, caregivers, and families for decision making about the return to school."
Additional resources are on the WCRIS Reopening Schools page.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
New Job Posting
WCRIS is looking for an energetic self-starter with time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks on deadline to work as our part-time Administrative Assistant at our Madison office.
See more information here.
Update, Thursday July 23: Same Information as yesterday
Update Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 8:00 AM:
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Update, Wednesday July 22: Reopening Information
Update Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 8:00 AM:
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Update, Tuesday July 21: Same Information as yesterday
School Safety Grant Period Extended
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
Update, Monday July 20: Same Information as yesterday
School Safety Grant Period Extended
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
Update, Friday July 17: Same Information as yesterday
School Safety Grant Period Extended
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
Update, Thursday July 16: Same Information as yesterday
School Safety Grant Period Extended
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
Update, Wednesday July 15: School Safety; Action Need at DC
School Safety Grant Period Extended
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
The DOJ Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The deadline for training requirements has also been extended to December 31, 2020.
Please contact your school safety grant specialist if you have any questions.
Act Now: Your Voice Needed in Congress
There is a new COVID-19 aid package being developed in Congress. The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) needs your action to ensure that Congress includes private schools in the aid package.
Please click here to access the CAPE Action Center to submit your comments.
WCRIS is the state chapter of CAPE and your membership is covered by your annual WCRIS dues.
Update, Tuesday July 14: Same Information as yesterday
August Professional Development Conference
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Update, Monday July 13: Same Information as yesterday
August Professional Development Conference
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Update, Friday July 9: WCRIS Professional Development
August Professional Development Conference
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
WCRIS has canceled the August 2020 Professional Learning Conference, after an extensive review of available options, given the limitations created by COVID-19, the costs and quality of speakers, and virtual platforms.
The decision to cancel the event comes after every alternative was exhausted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, WCRIS is looking ahead and planning for the Professional Learning Conference to return in August of 2021 in the Wisconsin Dells.
WCRIS is still planning to hold its March 10, 2021 Leadership Conference in Madison. What form the conference takes will depend on the Coronavirus and legislative session realities. Stay tuned to Current Events for updates.
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Update, Thursday July 9: Same Information as yesterday
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Update, Wednesday July 8: Reopening Information
Resources for Reopening Schools
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
WCRIS has created the Reopening Schools page to help you in reopening plans.
The page is filled with resources, guides, and flyers from various state and national agencies, and organizations. You will find information on school operations, transportation issues, and personal protective equipment issues.
The website is continuously updated as helpful information is made available. You can access the page here.
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Update, Tuesday July 7: Same Information as yesterday
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Wednesday July 1: Same Information as yesterday
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Tuesday June 30: Revised DPI Reopening Guidance
Revised School Reopeing Guidance
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
The DPI has released the revised version of Education Forward: Reopening Wisconsin Schools after receiving input from around the state and the legislature.
Please note the date of the revised edition will be dated June 29, 2020. An earlier edition was published last week.
The guidance is not mandatory. You can find more resources to help you plan for the new school year on the WCRIS Reopening School page.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Monday June 29: Same Information as yesterday
Principals at the Capitol
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Friday June 26: Same Information as yesterday
Principals at the Capitol
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Thursday, June 25: Same Information as yesterday
Principals at the Capitol
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
On June 24, WCRIS school administrators testified at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools.
The informational hearing featured speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we were solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch recorded hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Wednesday, June 24: Principals At the Capitol
Principals at the Capitol
Today, WCRIS school administrators will be testifying at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools at 10 am.
The informational hearing will feature speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we have been solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch the hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Today, WCRIS school administrators will be testifying at the Assembly Education Committee hearing on reopening schools at 10 am.
The informational hearing will feature speakers by "invitation only." It's a tribute to WCRIS' influence at the Capitol that we have been solicited to provide knowledgeable speakers for the committee. You can watch the hearing on Wisconsin Eye, which is the state’s version of C-SPAN.
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Tuesday, June 23: Same Information as yesterday
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Monday, June 22: Free Face Masks and PPE
Free Masks and Thermometers
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are partnering to distribute cloth masks and infrared thermometers to Wisconsin schools.
The allocation of cloth masks is intended to provide a supply for students and staff and account for the need to replace masks as they are lost or damaged. Cloth masks will be shipped in boxes of 500. Each box includes 100 packages of 5 masks. The masks are one-size-fits-all.
To facilitate delivery and confirm the desire to receive the masks and thermometers, private school administrators will need to complete a brief survey by June 24. This survey is designed for private schools.
Shipments are expected to begin in early July. Completion of all shipments may take several weeks. DPI and the Department of Health Services are also collaborating on the development of guidance for schools related to the use of cloth masks and thermometers. This guidance will be distributed prior to the deliveries.
Other Free Mask Supplies
The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., is offering face coverings that are available to faith and community partners in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The face coverings, produced and delivered in partnership with USPS and the National Council of Textile Organizations, are being made available to community-based organizations at no cost (and while supplies last; they were still being offered as of 6/18/20). Please click here for information on the face coverings and how to order.
Update, Friday, June 19: Same Information as yesterday
Gov. Evers Says GEER Funds to Flow
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
Update, Thursday, June 18: Same Information as yesterday
Gov. Evers Says GEER Funds to Flow
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
Update, Wednesday, June 17: GEER Funds
Gov. Evers Says GEER Funds to Flow
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
On Wednesday (6/17) Governor Evers announced his plans to start spending the state's federal Emergency Coronavirus aid for K-12 schools. The Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provide Wisconsin with $46 million in federal relief from Congress (CARES Act).
The GEER funds "will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," according to the Governor's official announcement.
The Department of Public Instruction is expected to release information about the use of funds in the coming weeks. Some states are using their GEER funds to administer state-wide programs, rather than directly providing the money to school districts which, would administer aid for private school students. WCRIS has been advocating for the funds to be divided on a per-pupil basis.
However the state uses the funds, federal law requires that if public school districts get GEER funds, the districts have to include the private schools in their plans. The funds are subject to timely and meaningful consultation and must be shared proportionally.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website for updates.
You can read the Governor's announcement here.
Update, Tuesday, June 16: Same Information as yesterday
Federal Aid to Flow:
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
As federal relief aid starts flowing to schools, so does the scrutiny from the media. Recent stories show that the public needs to be educated about the private school's vital role in a community.
In the coming months, you may be approached by local media. In response, WCRIS has developed a simple guide to help you tell your story. The guide also has some vital talking points to help guide the conversation with the media.
If you have any questions about how to talk to the media, please contact WCRIS and our staff will be happy to help.
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
As federal relief aid starts flowing to schools, so does the scrutiny from the media. Recent stories show that the public needs to be educated about the private school's vital role in a community.
In the coming months, you may be approached by local media. In response, WCRIS has developed a simple guide to help you tell your story. The guide also has some vital talking points to help guide the conversation with the media.
If you have any questions about how to talk to the media, please contact WCRIS and our staff will be happy to help.
Update, Monday, June 15: Talking Points
Federal Aid to Flow:
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
As federal relief aid starts flowing to schools, so does the scrutiny from the media. Recent stories show that the public needs to be educated about the private school's vital role in a community.
In the coming months, you may be approached by local media. In response, WCRIS has developed a simple guide to help you tell your story. The guide also has some vital talking points to help guide the conversation with the media.
If you have any questions about how to talk to the media, please contact WCRIS and our staff will be happy to help.
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
As federal relief aid starts flowing to schools, so does the scrutiny from the media. Recent stories show that the public needs to be educated about the private school's vital role in a community.
In the coming months, you may be approached by local media. In response, WCRIS has developed a simple guide to help you tell your story. The guide also has some vital talking points to help guide the conversation with the media.
If you have any questions about how to talk to the media, please contact WCRIS and our staff will be happy to help.
Update, Friday, June 11: Same Information as yesterday
New Law Brings PPP Changes
On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) that brought major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Some of the changes include:
• The amount of PPP funds that need to be used for payroll was reduced to 60 percent;
• The time period to use the funds was extended from eight weeks to 24 weeks from the date of receiving the funds;
• Schools now have until December 31, 2020, to rehire workers;
• The deadline for repaying the loan was moved from two years to five years.
You can find a list of changes and an overview of the PPPFA here.
On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) that brought major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Some of the changes include:
• The amount of PPP funds that need to be used for payroll was reduced to 60 percent;
• The time period to use the funds was extended from eight weeks to 24 weeks from the date of receiving the funds;
• Schools now have until December 31, 2020, to rehire workers;
• The deadline for repaying the loan was moved from two years to five years.
You can find a list of changes and an overview of the PPPFA here.
Update, Thursday, June 11: PPPFA
New Law Brings PPP Changes
On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) that brought major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Some of the changes include:
• The amount of PPP funds that need to be used for payroll was reduced to 60 percent;
• The time period to use the funds was extended from eight weeks to 24 weeks from the date of receiving the funds;
• Schools now have until December 31, 2020, to rehire workers;
• The deadline for repaying the loan was moved from two years to five years.
You can find a list of changes and an overview of the PPPFA here.
On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) that brought major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Some of the changes include:
• The amount of PPP funds that need to be used for payroll was reduced to 60 percent;
• The time period to use the funds was extended from eight weeks to 24 weeks from the date of receiving the funds;
• Schools now have until December 31, 2020, to rehire workers;
• The deadline for repaying the loan was moved from two years to five years.
You can find a list of changes and an overview of the PPPFA here.
Update, Wednesday, June 10: Same Information as yesterday
New SNSP Permanent Rules
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Update, Tuesday, June 9: Same Information as yesterday
New SNSP Permanent Rules
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Update, Monday, June 8: Same Information as yesterday
New SNSP Permanent Rules
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Update, Friday, June 5: New SNSP Rule
New SNSP Permanent Rules
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Special Needs Scholarship (SNSP) applications received on or before November 27, 2019, or on or after April 1, 2020, are under the following new rules:
IEP or Services Plan In Effect
A student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or services plan is in effect if the IEP or services plan meets either of the following criteria:
• The student’s IEP or services plan is being implemented at the time the student applies for the SNSP, or
• The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than 3 years prior to September 15th of the school term for which the student is submitting an application (for example, September 15, 2016, for the 2019-20 school year) AND there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
IEP or Services Plan Verification
School districts can now respond to IEP or services plan verification requests from private schools by providing a copy of the student's IEP or services plan.
However, SNSP student applications received between November 28, 2019, and March 31, 2020, the LEA must separately state in the email which requirement the student meets.
You can find a full list of changes to the program here.
Update, Thursday, June 4: Same Information as yesterday
See How Much in ESSER Funds Your District Will Get
The DPI released a spreadsheet listing how much money (called ESSER funds) each public school district will get in federal Coronavirus Aid under the CARES Act.
The formula for calculating how much private schools will get is still being debated. WCRIS is actively working on the issue with various stakeholders.
However, it is important for private schools to know that the federal law requires they receive an equitable share. And, that public districts must also provide their local private schools with timely and meaningful consultation about the funds.
The DPI will NOT release the money to a public district until the private schools sign-off that they have received timely and meaningful consultation.
After sign-off, the public school district will retain control of the private school portion of the money and can not give it directly to the private school. However, the private school can and should direct how it is spent on their needs.
Private schools should NOT sign-off until they are satisfied that timely and meaningful consultation has occurred. Private schools can use the funds for any of the 12 allowable uses. They do NOT have to be the same as what the public school is doing.
Here's what you need to do to prepare for ESSER funding.
The DPI released a spreadsheet listing how much money (called ESSER funds) each public school district will get in federal Coronavirus Aid under the CARES Act.
The formula for calculating how much private schools will get is still being debated. WCRIS is actively working on the issue with various stakeholders.
However, it is important for private schools to know that the federal law requires they receive an equitable share. And, that public districts must also provide their local private schools with timely and meaningful consultation about the funds.
The DPI will NOT release the money to a public district until the private schools sign-off that they have received timely and meaningful consultation.
After sign-off, the public school district will retain control of the private school portion of the money and can not give it directly to the private school. However, the private school can and should direct how it is spent on their needs.
Private schools should NOT sign-off until they are satisfied that timely and meaningful consultation has occurred. Private schools can use the funds for any of the 12 allowable uses. They do NOT have to be the same as what the public school is doing.
Here's what you need to do to prepare for ESSER funding.
Update, Wednesday, June 3: ESSER Amounts
See How Much in ESSER Funds Your District Will Get
The DPI released a spreadsheet listing how much money (called ESSER funds) each public school district will get in federal Coronavirus Aid under the CARES Act.
The formula for calculating how much private schools will get is still being debated. WCRIS is actively working on the issue with various stakeholders.
However, it is important for private schools to know that the federal law requires they receive an equitable share. And, that public districts must also provide their local private schools with timely and meaningful consultation about the funds.
The DPI will NOT release the money to a public district until the private schools sign-off that they have received timely and meaningful consultation.
After sign-off, the public school district will retain control of the private school portion of the money and can not give it directly to the private school. However, the private school can and should direct how it is spent on their needs.
Private schools should NOT sign-off until they are satisfied that timely and meaningful consultation has occurred. Private schools can use the funds for any of the 12 allowable uses. They do NOT have to be the same as what the public school is doing.
Here's what you need to do to prepare for ESSER funding.
The DPI released a spreadsheet listing how much money (called ESSER funds) each public school district will get in federal Coronavirus Aid under the CARES Act.
The formula for calculating how much private schools will get is still being debated. WCRIS is actively working on the issue with various stakeholders.
However, it is important for private schools to know that the federal law requires they receive an equitable share. And, that public districts must also provide their local private schools with timely and meaningful consultation about the funds.
The DPI will NOT release the money to a public district until the private schools sign-off that they have received timely and meaningful consultation.
After sign-off, the public school district will retain control of the private school portion of the money and can not give it directly to the private school. However, the private school can and should direct how it is spent on their needs.
Private schools should NOT sign-off until they are satisfied that timely and meaningful consultation has occurred. Private schools can use the funds for any of the 12 allowable uses. They do NOT have to be the same as what the public school is doing.
Here's what you need to do to prepare for ESSER funding.
Update, Tuesday, June 2: Local Health Order Map
Local Health Order Map
Wisconsin Emergency Management created an interactive map of all local health orders. The map will help quickly identify your county's COVID-19 health order.
You can access the map here.
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
Wisconsin Emergency Management created an interactive map of all local health orders. The map will help quickly identify your county's COVID-19 health order.
You can access the map here.
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
PM Update, Monday, June 1, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
AM Update, Monday, June 1, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
PM Update, Friday, May 29, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
AM Update, Friday, May 29, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
PM Update, Thursday, May 28, at 5 PM: - ESSER Funds
ESSER Funds: Prepare Now to Maximize COVID-19 Dollars
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
In the coming week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is expected to open the grant application for districts to apply for the state’s $175 million share of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
District allocations of ESSER funds will be released once grant applications are approved by DPI. Private schools should anticipate funds being available from their district by early July.
While ninety percent of the funds will go to public schools, the law requires that private school students receive an equitable share of the ESSER funds received by their local public school district.
WCRIS is working with the DPI on its plan to distribute the funds. It’s complicated by a national dispute over how the money should be apportioned. See the Council of Chief State School Officers' letter to the US Department of Education here and the U.S Secretary of Education response here.
Heads Up: Respond Quickly & Say Yes
However, in the coming days and as soon as Friday, your local school district will contact you about participating in consultation for a proportionate share of ESSER funds
Watch your email AND check your physical mail, as you will need to respond quickly once your district contacts you because the DPI is imposing deadlines on their response. More importantly, say yes to participating. You can decline participation at a later date, should you change your mind.
As you wait for your district to notify you about consultation, you can do the following to prepare for the funds:
- Reach Out: Contact your public school district and tell them you expect to be provided timely and meaningful consultation about how the funds will be used, as the law requires.
- Assess: Under ESSER there are 12 allowable uses for the funding. Starting looking at your student, family and staff needs now that could fall under one of the 12 uses.
- Know the Law: Read the relevant portions of the CARES act and have it with you during your consultation. Private schools are encouraged to look at the 12 allowable uses and create multiple plans, each allotting for a different level of funding (low, medium, high), depending on the amount you eventually receive.
WCRIS will update you via Current Events when the ESSER funds are released to districts by the DPI.
AM Update, Thursday, May 28, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
PM Update, Wednesday, May 27, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
AM Update, Wednesday, May 27, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
PM Update, Tuesday, May 26, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
AM Update, Tuesday, May 26, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
PM Update, Friday, May 22, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
AM Update, Friday, May 22, at 11 AM: - Unemployment; Art PD
Unemployment Insurance for Private School Employees?
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
The Governor's Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, Caleb Frostman, has asked WCRIS to alert private school employees that they may be eligible for unemployment benefits if they are affected by COVID-19.
Newly available federal aid provides coverage for workers not normally covered by unemployment compensation.
See this DWD checklist to determine if you or someone you know is eligible.
Here is a flyer from DWD explaining the availability of federal funds for workers' jobs affected by the pandemic.
There's more general information about qualifying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on the DWD website.
Free Professional Development: Bring Art to the Classroom
The Milwaukee Museum of Art is hosting a free workshop on their Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art book.
The Look, Write, See: Activities for Teacher, Writing, and Looking at Art is a teacher tested book designed to help teachers create engaging lessons around art.
Join fellow educators on May 29 at 2:00 pm for a workshop on how to integrate art into the classroom using the museum's book.
The activities in the book can easily be done virtually.
You can download a free copy of the book here. Classroom activities can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
PM Update, Thursday, May 21, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Issues Choice and SNSP Summer School Guidance
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Thursday, May 21, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Issues Choice and SNSP Summer School Guidance
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Wednesday, May 20, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Issues Choice and SNSP Summer School Guidance
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Wednesday, May 20, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Issues Choice and SNSP Summer School Guidance
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Tuesday, May 19, at 5 PM: - Choice and SNSP Summer School
DPI Issues Choice and SNSP Summer School Guidance
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has issued guidance to help Choice and SNSP schools prepare for summer school. The guidance includes an example schedule and FAQs.
The document can be found here.
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Tuesday, May 19, at 11 AM: - Choice Web Page
Watch DPI Web Page for Choice Program Answers; Agency Says Individual E-mails Will Not Get Replies
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The DPI has been so barraged with e-mails as a result of COVID-19 issues, that they are responding via their web page, rather than individual replies.
In a statement Monday, May 18, the DPI announced that when it comes to choice programs, "Changes and updates... as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will be posted on the Information for Schools webpage when they occur."
DPI Extends Choice Deadlines
The Milwaukee and Racine Parental Choice Program's open application period has been extended to June 15, 2020, according to a DPI memo sent to Choice administrators on Monday.
According to the memo, "The school’s Choice administrator must email the following information by June 15, 2020, to privateschoolchoice@dpi.wi.gov to amend application period(s): school name, program (MPCP and/or RPCP), and application periods that the school is adding (July, August, September, October, November, and/or December) for the applicable program."
Information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Choice program can be found here.
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Monday, May 18, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Monday, May 18, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Friday, May 15, at 5 PM: - CDC on Public Gatherings
Why Public Gatherings Like Graduations Are Dangerous
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
This CDC video in less than 3 minutes gives a vivid explanation of why mass gatherings, like graduations, are still a matter of concern.
Sharing this with faculty and families may help them understand why graduation services are not being encouraged by state health experts, and still may not be sanctioned by local health officials, despite the Supreme Court's order lifting Safer at Home.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Friday, May 15, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Safer at Home: Wisconsin Supreme Court Files Opinion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Thursday, May 14, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Safer at Home: Wisconsin Supreme Court Files Opinion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
AM Update, Thursday, May 14, at 11 AM: WI Supreme Court Ruling
Safer at Home: Wisconsin Supreme Court Files Opinion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down almost all of Gov. Evers' “Safer at Home Order” in its ruling May 13.
The Court did not, however, strike down the section of the Order that closed public and private K-12 schools. That section of the Order, as well as the defined terms referenced by that section, remains applicable and enforceable, according to the DPI.
"Therefore, the Court’s decision does not reopen schools, which remain closed through June 30th, the end of the current school year," the DPI said in a statement.
WCRIS will continue to provide updates as they become available.
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
PM Update, Wednesday, May 13, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• What is happening with the ACT and how colleges are responding;
• Student loan and financial aid changes;
• And strategies and resources for families to evaluate colleges while visits are canceled.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• What is happening with the ACT and how colleges are responding;
• Student loan and financial aid changes;
• And strategies and resources for families to evaluate colleges while visits are canceled.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Wednesday, May 13, at 11 AM: PD on College Admission Process
Helping School Counselors Navigate New College Issues Confronting Students
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• What is happening with the ACT and how colleges are responding;
• Student loan and financial aid changes;
• And strategies and resources for families to evaluate colleges while visits are canceled.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors and students in the wake of COVID-19.
Campus visits are canceled, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes every day. How does a student conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment?
WCRIS is partnering with College Inside Track to host a free, must-see online professional development event for high school counselors on Thursday, May 20, at 1 pm, to provide guidance and answer your questions. A certificate of attendance will also be provided.
Join us to learn up-to-date info on topics such as:
• What is happening with the ACT and how colleges are responding;
• Student loan and financial aid changes;
• And strategies and resources for families to evaluate colleges while visits are canceled.
We have a limit on the number of attendees and this will likely fill up, so register today!
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Tuesday, May 12, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
New Order Opens Some Businesses
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Tuesday, May 12, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
New Order Opens Some Businesses
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Monday, May 11, at 5 PM: Business Reopen
New Order Opens Some Businesses
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
Emergency Order #36 allows small retail business and drive-in movie theaters to re-open with some restrictions.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Monday, May 11, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Navigating Back to School Issues
A webinar on the re-opening of schools given COVID-19 was held by the independent schools’ National Business Officers Association (NBOA) on April 22.
WCRIS attended and provides a summary, which gives insight into professional medical recommendations.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
A webinar on the re-opening of schools given COVID-19 was held by the independent schools’ National Business Officers Association (NBOA) on April 22.
WCRIS attended and provides a summary, which gives insight into professional medical recommendations.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Friday, May 8, at 5 PM: Back-to-School Issues as yesterday
Navigating Back to School Issues
A webinar on the re-opening of schools given COVID-19 was held by the independent schools’ National Business Officers Association (NBOA) on April 22.
WCRIS attended and provides a summary, which gives insight into professional medical recommendations.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
A webinar on the re-opening of schools given COVID-19 was held by the independent schools’ National Business Officers Association (NBOA) on April 22.
WCRIS attended and provides a summary, which gives insight into professional medical recommendations.
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Friday, May 8, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Thursday, May 7, at 5 PM: Graduation Guidance
Just Issued: Graduation Guidance for COVID-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued guidance this morning (5/7/20) on graduation ceremonies.
DHS recommends that all schools cancel or postpone all in-person ceremonies. The guidance also states that "it is unlikely that any large gatherings would be recommended throughout the summer."
DHS says that "Any graduation event held at this time should be virtual or non-contact, and should not physically convene groups of people together."
The guidance provides suggestions for alternative and safe graduation ceremonies.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Thursday, May 7, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
CAPE Update from Washington, D.C.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Wednesday, May 6, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
CAPE Update from Washington, D.C.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
AM Update, Wednesday, May 6, at 11 AM: Update from D.C.
CAPE Update from Washington, D.C.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
The May newsletter from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) tackles issues nationally affecting K-12 private schools. Read the inside track on how your advocates are working for WCRIS schools in the nation's Capital.
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
PM Update, Tuesday, May 5, at 5 PM: Private Schools and Taxpayer Savings
Federal Aid to Flow
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
Get Ready to Tell Your Story
Wisconsin's Private Schools Save Taxpayers $1 Billion Annually
Negative media reports about how the education sector is benefiting from federal Coronavirus aid shows that the public needs to be educated about the role that private K-12 schools play as employers and contributors to the common good.
We need to remind the public that the majority of schools in Wisconsin are "poor church mice" entities who run schools on tight margins.
People don't realize that tuition does not cover the actual cost of education. That it's supplemented through humble fundraising events like lenten fish fries, spaghetti dinners, pancake breakfasts, rummage sales -- all of which have been cancelled. Sponsoring churches can't make school donations because their doors are closed and collection plates are empty.
Private school leaders anticipate more scrutiny on private schools because the Small Business Administration will be publishing lists of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. In the coming weeks, additional CARES Act aid will flow to our students and schools through local school districts. These monies are called ESSER and GEER funds.
Get ready to handle questions from the public and media scrutiny. Prime your oversight board and make sure they are supportive of taking the PPP loans and participating in ESSER and GEER funds.
Engage your board members. Have the media call them. They have a fiduciary duty to your non-profit organization and can articulate the school's obligation to stay open and functioning.
Be prepared to defend your school as an employer and economic contributor to your community.
Ten Facts You Need to Assemble
You can't share your story unless you have the facts ready to share, as appropriate. Such as:
1. How many staff do you employ? Talk about them as people who are supporting/feeding children, elderly parents, sick/handicapped relatives; putting kids through college, etc.
2. How long have you been in operation and how many graduates (8th or 12th grade) have you turned out for the community's benefit?
3. What is your school's contribution to the local community via charity and outreach -- food pantry stocking; nursing home visits; fundraising events for disease eradication, clean water; to the needy in other countries.
4. What is your cost per pupil compared to your tuition?
5. How much financial aid do you give out?
6. What is the average family income of your school population?
7. What percentage of free and reduced priced lunch is your population?
8. What's your endowment? Is it restricted? What's your debt?
9. What's the economic impact on your local community of your school as an employer (your annual payroll)?
10. Can you rally your alumni to support your decision to take federal loans and aid? It's their tax dollars at work. Alumni are likely glad you're getting the help because many of them are in no position to donate right now.
Five Points You Need to Make
1. Your school is an employer. Your staff are taxpayers. Tell their stories. Does the public want you to lay them off? They have contributed to federal aid, just like other taxpayers. Now they are recipients. Thanks to PPP aid, your employees are getting to keep their jobs -- for now -- and continue to pay taxes. Your students are continuing to get educated.
2. The PPP are loans, which may or may not be forgiven, depending on how and whether you file requested paperwork.
3. As for ESSER and GEER funds, Congress has mandated your students be treated equitably and not discriminated against because of their parents choices. The purpose of the money is to stabilize education in a time of crisis for our children. They don't need more trauma from their school shutting down from financial ruin.
4. Any federal aid your students get has to pass through the public district, which controls the funds and retains ownership of anything purchased that is not consumable.
5. Remember, your school is part of Wisconsin's education infrastructure. Thanks to private philanthropy, you have turned out decades of graduates for the common good.
The Impact of Private K-12 Schools on Wisconsin's Bottom Line
If Wisconsin's private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase $1 billion annually to enroll them in public schools, according to research by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, now called the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The state can't really afford that. So, emergency federal aid is an investment in that private philanthropy. It keeps education diverse, vibrant and mutli-facted so there are a variety of educational approaches that serve our children, who are not one size fits all and neither should be their schools.
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
AM Update, Tuesday, May 5, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
PM Update, Monday, May 4, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
AM Update, Monday, May 4, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
PM Update, Friday, May 1, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
AM Update, Friday, May 1, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
PM Update, Thursday, April 30, at 5 PM: Budget Cut on Vouchers; Graduation Guidance
Gov's Call for Five Percent Cuts Does Not Affect Voucher Amounts
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
The Governor's order for state agencies to cut five percent in spending immediately will not affect voucher payment amounts, the DPI announced today in a call with education stakeholders.
The five percent cut is for administration and will not impact state aid payments, including vouchers. The DPI is notifying Choice schools.
DPI Provides Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies, Summer School and Day Camps
In response to a plethora of questions about drive-in graduation ceremonies, virtual graduations, day camps and summer activities at schools, the DPI has issued some guidelines in light of the Safer At Home emergency orders.
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
AM Update, Thursday, April 30, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
PM Update, Wednesday, April 29, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
AM Update, Wednesday, April 29, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
PM Update, Tuesday, April 28, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
AM Update, Tuesday, April 28, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
PM Update, Monday, April 27, at 5 PM: DPI Hours of Instruction Waiver
DPI Clarifies Hours Of Instruction Waiver
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
Easy to Get; You Might As Well File
The DPI has created an hours of instruction waiver form for private schools, after insisting it wasn't needed. The form documents that the 875 hours of annual instruction requirement has been waived for the 2019-20 school year.
Earlier in April, the DPI had told WCRIS that an hours of instruction waiver was not necessary if a school filed its PI 1207 last fall. The agency said they would accept the 1207 form as sufficient verification.
But then, the legislature met in mid-April to pass the emergency Coronavirus law, which sought to provide relief from many problems created by the pandemic.
That law, Wisconsin Act 185 was signed by Gov. Evers on April 15, 2020. It grants the DPI authority to waive the hours requirement for all private schools per Wis. Stat. 118.165(1)(c). The DPI decided to exercise that authority despite its earlier guidance.
So, now, the DPI is advising that "schools that wish to request the waiver must fill out the form found on the DPI’s Covid-19 webpage under Waivers - Private School."
WCRIS is advising schools to fill out the waiver form. "Given the confusion created by the changing DPI guidance, it's probably prudent to fill out the form and keep the confirmation on file," said WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling.
Once the form is completed, the school will receive an immediate email response acknowledging the waiver for the 2019-20 school year, no further action is needed.
NOTE: If the school participated in any of the Choice programs or the SNSP in 2019-20 there is no need to fill out the waiver, as those schools received a blanket waiver under the same law.
AM Update, Monday, April 27, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24), he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
PM Update, Friday, April 24, at 5 PM: Accounting Issues and PPP
Accounting Glitch Fixed: DPI Will Waive PPP funds in Choice Calculations
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24) he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work. It will be a slow, methodical process. It will not be like flipping a light switch on.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
DPI Assistant State Superintendent Bob Soldner said in an e-mail Friday that the agency will waive the administrative rule creating accounting problems for voucher schools receiving funds under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
In an e-mail to nonpublic school advocates late Friday (4/24) he wrote:
"For 2019-20, DPI will publish a waiver that waives the application of PI 48.10(3)(a)2. to the extent the subdivision applies to any funds received under the Paycheck Protection Program."
The authority for DPI to waive the applicable rule comes from 2020 Act 185 signed into law last week by Gov. Evers.
Soldner is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Finance and Management. He has been working with WCRIS, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference and School Choice Wisconsin on fixing this problematic glitch since it surfaced when the first choice schools received PPP funds.
WCRIS had asked for the waiver to cover the 2020-21 school year as well, since the PPP funds may stretch into the next school year.
There are limits, however, to the DPI's waiver authority given under Act 185.
"DPI does not have waiver authority for the 2020-2021 school year, so we will begin policy discussions as soon as we are able on amending the applicable administrative rules for the 2020-21 school year," Soldner wrote.
WCRIS will continue to work with DPI, School Choice Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference to ensure those changes are made.
Stay tuned to the WCRIS website and our Current Events e-letters for updates.
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work. It will be a slow, methodical process. It will not be like flipping a light switch on.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
AM Update, Friday, April 24, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work. It will be a slow, methodical process. It will not be like flipping a light switch on.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work. It will be a slow, methodical process. It will not be like flipping a light switch on.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
PM Update, Thursday, April 23, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
AM Update, Thursday, April 23, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
PM Update, Wednesday, April 22, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
AM Update, Wednesday, April 22, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
PM Update, Tuesday, April 21, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
AM Update, Tuesday, April 21, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
In addition, the plan requires a 14-day stretch with no increases of COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the order.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
PM Update, Monday, April 20, at 5 PM: Gov. Reopening Plan
Governor Releases Reopening Plan
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
Department of Health Services (DHS) released the Governor's Badger Bounce Back Plan in DHS order #31. The plan describes how the state will reopen, allowing people to resume their daily lives and work.
Included in the plan is the reopening of K-12 schools "to resume in-person operation." Information about what "in-person" means will be released by DHS when Phase I is implemented by DHS.
Currently, all executive orders remain, including the closing of K-12 schools. The reopening plan will be initiated by DHS when public health officials feel that Wisconsin is out of danger.
You can read the full Badger Bounce Back Plan here.
AM Update, Monday, April 20, at 11 AM: Civic Games Canceled
2020 Civic Games Canceled
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
The 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games, a high school team competition set for April 24 and May 15, has been canceled. All schools signed up for the 2020 Civics Games will be kept on the email contact list for the 2021 games. Organizers hope to announce the 2021 dates by the end of the school year. See more: http://www.wnanews.com/wisconsin-civics-games/
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
PM Update, Friday, April 17, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Extends Safer-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safer-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
The Safer at Home Order closes school buildings for in-person student instructional purposes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which ends on June 30. The order does not change a school’s final attendance day for students.
The order does not preclude school buildings from remaining open in order to accommodate virtual instructional planning for staff, to operate a child care program (that adheres to the COVID-19 rules in place per DCF/DHS), or to distribute free meals or take-home instructional packets, among other purposes. Any school building that remains open for purposes other than direct student instruction should follow the DHS orders in place and practice social distancing.
AM Update, Friday, April 17, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Extends Safe-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safe-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
This order also closes all public and private schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Governor Signs COVID-19 Reponse Legislation
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safe-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
This order also closes all public and private schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Governor Signs COVID-19 Reponse Legislation
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
PM Update, Thursday, April 16, at 5 PM: Extend Safe-At-Home Order
Governor Extends Safe-At-Home Order and School Closure
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safe-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
This order also closes all public and private schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
On April 16, the Governor issued an executive order to extend the Safe-At-Home order to May 26, 2020.
This order also closes all public and private schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
AM Update, Thursday, April 16, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Governor Signs COVID-19 Reponse Legislation
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
PM Update, Wednesday, April 15, at 5 PM: Gov signs COVID-19 Bills
Governor Signs COVID-19 Reponse Legislation
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
On April 15, the Governor signed Act 185 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Act 185 contains, among other things, provisions that will help the DPI respond to the needs of private schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCRIS will update you once more information is available via Current Events and the COVID-19 page.
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
AM Update, Wednesday, April 15, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
PM Update, Tuesday, April 14, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
AM Update, Tuesday, April 14, at 11 AM: School Safety Grant Update
School Safety Grants: Updates From Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
The Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) has extended the safety grant fiscal report deadline of April 12, 2020, by 60 days. If you have any questions about the report, please contact the grant specialist.
The OSS is currently operating remotely and there may be some delays. Grant specialists are still available by email, which is preferred. Response to phone calls may be limited.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
PM Update, Monday, April 13, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DNR to Close State Parks
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed all state parks and recreational areas on Thursday, April 9, and will remain close until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed all state parks and recreational areas on Thursday, April 9, and will remain close until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
AM Update, Monday, April 13, at 11 AM: Choice Issue Emails to DPI
DNR to Close State Parks
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed all state parks and recreational areas on Thursday, April 9, and will remain close until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed all state parks and recreational areas on Thursday, April 9, and will remain close until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
PM Update, Thursday, April 9, at 5 PM: Religious Gathering Guidance
Religious Gathering Guidance
The Governor's Office has released guidance, ahead of the Easter holiday, on what kind of religious or church gatherings are permitted under the stay-at-home order.
In the release, Church gathering and religious services must, "include fewer than 10 people at a time if it occurs in a room or confined space." However, other means of conducting services like online stream are allowed.
You can see the full release along with guidance from the Department of Health Services here.
The Governor's Office has released guidance, ahead of the Easter holiday, on what kind of religious or church gatherings are permitted under the stay-at-home order.
In the release, Church gathering and religious services must, "include fewer than 10 people at a time if it occurs in a room or confined space." However, other means of conducting services like online stream are allowed.
You can see the full release along with guidance from the Department of Health Services here.
AM Update, Thursday, April 9, at 11 AM: DNR to Close State Parks
DNR to Close State Parks
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will close all state parks and recreational areas starting the end of the day Thursday, April 9, and until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will close all state parks and recreational areas starting the end of the day Thursday, April 9, and until future notice.
The closure order is the result of "growing difficulty with ensuring social distancing compliance, dwindling cleaning
supplies and mounting trash...," said the Governor in a press release Thursday.
You can find a full list of state parks that will be closed here.
PM Update, Wednesday, April 8, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth face masks are not N95 or surgical masks as those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth face masks are not N95 or surgical masks as those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
AM Update, Wednesday, April 8, at 11 AM: CDC Recommends Facemasks
DPI Says It Will Not Respond to E-mails
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth face masks are not N95 or surgical masks as those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
As Wisconsin settles into the Governor's Safer at Home Order, which has state agency's learning the logistics of remote operations, the Department of Public Instruction reported in its weekly automated e-letter to school administrators that it would not be responding to e-mails related to COVID-19 and the Choice programs.
Instead, DPI instructed schools to go here for the Agency's latest news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth face masks are not N95 or surgical masks as those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
PM Update, Tuesday, April 7, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
In-person Voting TODAY
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that in-person voting will take place today, April 7, at your local polling place.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked on April 7 and received by 4:00 pm on April 13 to be counted.
Learn more and register to vote here.
DPI Will Not Respond to Emails
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will not respond to emails regarding issues related to COVID-19 and the Choice Programs.
Schools should go here for the latest DPI news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth faces masks are not N95 or surgical masks and those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that in-person voting will take place today, April 7, at your local polling place.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked on April 7 and received by 4:00 pm on April 13 to be counted.
Learn more and register to vote here.
DPI Will Not Respond to Emails
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will not respond to emails regarding issues related to COVID-19 and the Choice Programs.
Schools should go here for the latest DPI news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth faces masks are not N95 or surgical masks and those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
AM Update, Tuesday, April 7, at 11 AM: In-person Voting
In-person Voting TODAY
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that in-person voting will take place today, April 7, at your local polling place.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked on April 7 and received by 4:00 pm on April 13 to be counted.
Learn more and register to vote here.
DPI Will Not Respond to Emails
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will not respond to emails regarding issues related to COVID-19 and the Choice Programs.
Schools should go here for the latest DPI news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth faces masks are not N95 or surgical masks and those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that in-person voting will take place today, April 7, at your local polling place.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked on April 7 and received by 4:00 pm on April 13 to be counted.
Learn more and register to vote here.
DPI Will Not Respond to Emails
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will not respond to emails regarding issues related to COVID-19 and the Choice Programs.
Schools should go here for the latest DPI news and guidance.
CDC Recommends the Use of Facemasks
Recent studies suggest that a portion of the population may contract COVID-19 and not show any symptoms. Although the person does not feel sick, they still can infect others.
To protect the public, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that if you do go out in public to wear a cloth face mask. Cloth faces masks are not N95 or surgical masks and those should be reserved for medical professionals. You should still stay 6 feet from others, even with a mask on.
You can learn how to make a mask using household items here.
PM Update, Monday, April 6, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Update Monday, April 6, 2020, at 4:00 PM:
Monday, April 6, Update to:
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
But Comes with Caveats
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program through the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school attorney and accountant to talk about the ramifications of participating, and getting help needed to assemble the information needed to apply.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
State Issues
It is possible under current Parental Choice Program regulations, that any federal loan forgiveness could be considered grant income, which reduces eligible costs in the cost per student calculation for a voucher.
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are contacting the DPI to see how PPP loan forgiveness can be categorized for purposes of calculating the cost per student.
Federal Issues
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) shared the following FAQ guidance from the SBA:
The guidance (released 4/30/20 at 10:39 p.m.) is important because it states that the use of these loans will lead to status as a recipient of "federal financial assistance" and its accompanying obligations (see FAQ #5);
In the case of Catholic schools, the guidance addresses whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese (see FAQ #6).
In addition, on April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released on 4/3/2020 includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
CAPE notes that the FAQ from the SBA is not an all-clear. There are still huge grey areas about how "safe" religious schools are if they receive this aid. CAPE notes that spending the money on something transient like payroll is likely better than on rent or mortgages, which don't go away.
WCRIS counterparts across the country have advised opening a separate bank account for receiving federal monies so your school can easily track its use and account for how it is spent (only on payroll, for example).
Finally, there are some observers who have commented that the money is moving so quickly, and will be spent on payroll so quickly, that it will all be gone before the courthouses reopen for opponents of religious schools to file suit.
Given these ambiguities, WCRIS schools are encouraged to talk with their school attorney so they can weigh the decision carefully,
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their attorney and banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
Monday, April 6, Update to:
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
But Comes with Caveats
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program through the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school attorney and accountant to talk about the ramifications of participating, and getting help needed to assemble the information needed to apply.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
State Issues
It is possible under current Parental Choice Program regulations, that any federal loan forgiveness could be considered grant income, which reduces eligible costs in the cost per student calculation for a voucher.
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are contacting the DPI to see how PPP loan forgiveness can be categorized for purposes of calculating the cost per student.
Federal Issues
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) shared the following FAQ guidance from the SBA:
The guidance (released 4/30/20 at 10:39 p.m.) is important because it states that the use of these loans will lead to status as a recipient of "federal financial assistance" and its accompanying obligations (see FAQ #5);
In the case of Catholic schools, the guidance addresses whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese (see FAQ #6).
In addition, on April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released on 4/3/2020 includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
CAPE notes that the FAQ from the SBA is not an all-clear. There are still huge grey areas about how "safe" religious schools are if they receive this aid. CAPE notes that spending the money on something transient like payroll is likely better than on rent or mortgages, which don't go away.
WCRIS counterparts across the country have advised opening a separate bank account for receiving federal monies so your school can easily track its use and account for how it is spent (only on payroll, for example).
Finally, there are some observers who have commented that the money is moving so quickly, and will be spent on payroll so quickly, that it will all be gone before the courthouses reopen for opponents of religious schools to file suit.
Given these ambiguities, WCRIS schools are encouraged to talk with their school attorney so they can weigh the decision carefully,
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their attorney and banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
AM Update, Monday, April 6, at 11 AM: CARES Act Issues
Monday, April 6, Update to:
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
But Comes with Caveats
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program through the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school attorney and accountant to talk about the ramifications of participating, and getting help needed to assemble the information needed to apply.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
State Issues
It is possible under current Parental Choice Program regulations, that any federal loan forgiveness could be considered grant income, which reduces eligible costs in the cost per student calculation for a voucher.
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are contacting the DPI to see how PPP loan forgiveness can be categorized for purposes of calculating the cost per student.
Federal Issues
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) shared the following FAQ guidance from the SBA:
The guidance (released 4/30/20 at 10:39 p.m.) is important because it states that the use of these loans will lead to status as a recipient of "federal financial assistance" and its accompanying obligations (see FAQ #5);
In the case of Catholic schools, the guidance addresses whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese (see FAQ #6).
In addition, on April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released on 4/3/2020 includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
CAPE notes that the FAQ from the SBA is not an all-clear. There are still huge grey areas about how "safe" religious schools are if they receive this aid. CAPE notes that spending the money on something transient like payroll is likely better than on rent or mortgages, which don't go away.
WCRIS counterparts across the country have advised opening a separate bank account for receiving federal monies so your school can easily track its use and account for how it is spent (only on payroll, for example).
Finally, there are some observers who have commented that the money is moving so quickly, and will be spent on payroll so quickly, that it will all be gone before the courthouses reopen for opponents of religious schools to file suit.
Given these ambiguities, WCRIS schools are encouraged to talk with their school attorney so they can weigh the decision carefully,
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their attorney and banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
But Comes with Caveats
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program through the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school attorney and accountant to talk about the ramifications of participating, and getting help needed to assemble the information needed to apply.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
State Issues
It is possible under current Parental Choice Program regulations, that any federal loan forgiveness could be considered grant income, which reduces eligible costs in the cost per student calculation for a voucher.
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are contacting the DPI to see how PPP loan forgiveness can be categorized for purposes of calculating the cost per student.
Federal Issues
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) shared the following FAQ guidance from the SBA:
The guidance (released 4/30/20 at 10:39 p.m.) is important because it states that the use of these loans will lead to status as a recipient of "federal financial assistance" and its accompanying obligations (see FAQ #5);
In the case of Catholic schools, the guidance addresses whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese (see FAQ #6).
In addition, on April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released on 4/3/2020 includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
CAPE notes that the FAQ from the SBA is not an all-clear. There are still huge grey areas about how "safe" religious schools are if they receive this aid. CAPE notes that spending the money on something transient like payroll is likely better than on rent or mortgages, which don't go away.
WCRIS counterparts across the country have advised opening a separate bank account for receiving federal monies so your school can easily track its use and account for how it is spent (only on payroll, for example).
Finally, there are some observers who have commented that the money is moving so quickly, and will be spent on payroll so quickly, that it will all be gone before the courthouses reopen for opponents of religious schools to file suit.
Given these ambiguities, WCRIS schools are encouraged to talk with their school attorney so they can weigh the decision carefully,
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their attorney and banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
PM Update, Friday, April 3, at 5 PM: PPP
Get Help Meeting Payroll
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Programthrough the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school's accountant and ask them to help assemble the information you need to apply, which is a basic calculation of your monthly payroll times 2.5 months.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) reports the following:
"Since the passage of the CARES Act, private school advocates have argued that SBA guidance is needed to clarify:
1) Whether the use of these loans will lead to a recipient of 'federal financial assistance' status and the obligations that come with that;
2) Whether these loans can be used to pay the salaries of teachers involved in religious instruction; and
3) In the case of Catholic schools, whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese.
On April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released this morning (4/3/2020) includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
We are hearing reports of frantic rewrites of the application coming as late as last night (4/2/20) and perhaps more changes still on the way, as well as the expected updated guidance. We are also hearing reports of major banks declining to start loan applications today because of the chaos and unanswered questions."
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
New Federal Law Provides Forgivable Loans to Ease Financial Strain
Your school may want to participate in a provision of the recently passed federal CARES Act, which provides forgivable loans to cover payroll so you can keep your staff working.
The law's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is administered through the U.S. government's Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Treasury provides more information about the PPP and how it works.
Key Things to Know
Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, such as private K-12 schools, can apply for the PPP starting now.
Apply by talking to your local banker. The banker (your lender) can file applications beginning Friday April 3, 2020. The application period ends June 30, 2020.
The Treasury recommends people apply sooner rather than later because the program is capped.
A SAMPLE 2-page application PPP form gives an idea of the information needed. But, it's just a sample and should not be used to apply. Talk to your banker first.
The SBA will forgive the loan if all employees are kept on the payroll for 8 weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. Forgiveness is based on maintaining employees and salary levels.
Remember, the SBA is still writing rules for the program and things could change. But, at this point, the loans have a maturity of 2 years and an interest rate of 1%. There is no collateral required. There are no fees.
How to Proceed
1) Call your school's banker or credit union and ask if they are participating in the Paycheck Protection Programthrough the US Small Business Administration (SBA). If not, can they recommend another banker they trust who is participating?
2) Read the links above and this information about the PPP and invite your pastor, or oversight board members to do the same: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/nonprofit-guide-to-the-cares-act-including-those-loans-you've-been-hearing-about-to-cover-payroll-and-that-dont-need-to-be-paid-back.html
3) Contact your school's accountant and ask them to help assemble the information you need to apply, which is a basic calculation of your monthly payroll times 2.5 months.
4) Work with your banker and accountant to complete the forms and necessary documentation. Talk with them about post-loan paperwork that you'll need to get the loans forgiven.
Caveats on the PPP
WCRIS's advocate in Washington, the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) reports the following:
"Since the passage of the CARES Act, private school advocates have argued that SBA guidance is needed to clarify:
1) Whether the use of these loans will lead to a recipient of 'federal financial assistance' status and the obligations that come with that;
2) Whether these loans can be used to pay the salaries of teachers involved in religious instruction; and
3) In the case of Catholic schools, whether the 500 employee limit will be based on the number of employees at a particular school or the number of employees in the diocese.
On April 2, the Treasury Department released guidance, which references certain religious liberty protections (see pages 27-28) and announces that further guidance on religious liberty will be released 'promptly.'
An official Paycheck Protection Program application released this morning (4/3/2020) includes the following language:
'All businesses receiving SBA financial assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services to the public on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 112, 113, and 117 of SBA Regulations. All borrowers must display the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Poster’ prescribed by SBA.'
That’s Title VI, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination Act.
We are hearing reports of frantic rewrites of the application coming as late as last night (4/2/20) and perhaps more changes still on the way, as well as the expected updated guidance. We are also hearing reports of major banks declining to start loan applications today because of the chaos and unanswered questions."
Final Considerations/What To Do Given the Uncertainties
This is a brand new program on a scale not tried in recent memory, with super-fast timelines created by Congress while federal agencies don't have complete access to their employees. So, under current work and mobility limitations, chaos is going to be the norm.
Schools can talk to their banker and gather necessary information while these issues are clarified. Then, if you don't like what you learn about the PPP, you can decline to submit an application.
If you wait to start collecting needed information until these issues are clarified, know that the PPP fund is capped and applications are funded on a "first-come, first serve" basis.
Getting information organized now will speed the process, if you choose to apply.
AM Update, Friday, April 3, at 11 AM: Hours of Instruction Issues
DPI Clarifies Hours of Instruction Requirement for Private Schools
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) confirmed in a call Thursday that a waiver of the annual 875 hours of instruction is not needed for private K-12 schools.
The pronouncement came after two weeks of negotiations and discussion with WCRIS and other stakeholders.
Agency representatives said that since private schools have already reported their annual hours of instruction via PI 1207, no further verification of school hours is needed. Schools filed their forms on October 15, 2019.
Hours of Instruction Waiver Needed for Voucher Schools
However, the situation for Choice schools is different. Under administrative rules, hours of instruction are reported prior to the start of the school year. However, a choice participating school that alters its hours must file a revised report and seek prior written approval from the DPI before hours are shortened.
Working with our friends at School Choice Wisconsin, the DPI is drafting a legislative proposal that would eliminate this amended report and approval requirement for the 2019-2020 school year, along with the 4K outreach requirement.
The proposal would also move the deadlines for surety bonds, summer school course lists and certificate of occupancy all to June 1, 2020. The civics exam requirement would be eliminated for the 2019-20 school year, along with the requirement for two governing board meetings for the 2019-20 school year.
The legislature anticipates holding a special session on COVID-19 in the coming weeks when the proposal could be adopted and signed into law.
Watch the WCRIS website and future editions of Current Events for updates.
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) confirmed in a call Thursday that a waiver of the annual 875 hours of instruction is not needed for private K-12 schools.
The pronouncement came after two weeks of negotiations and discussion with WCRIS and other stakeholders.
Agency representatives said that since private schools have already reported their annual hours of instruction via PI 1207, no further verification of school hours is needed. Schools filed their forms on October 15, 2019.
Hours of Instruction Waiver Needed for Voucher Schools
However, the situation for Choice schools is different. Under administrative rules, hours of instruction are reported prior to the start of the school year. However, a choice participating school that alters its hours must file a revised report and seek prior written approval from the DPI before hours are shortened.
Working with our friends at School Choice Wisconsin, the DPI is drafting a legislative proposal that would eliminate this amended report and approval requirement for the 2019-2020 school year, along with the 4K outreach requirement.
The proposal would also move the deadlines for surety bonds, summer school course lists and certificate of occupancy all to June 1, 2020. The civics exam requirement would be eliminated for the 2019-20 school year, along with the requirement for two governing board meetings for the 2019-20 school year.
The legislature anticipates holding a special session on COVID-19 in the coming weeks when the proposal could be adopted and signed into law.
Watch the WCRIS website and future editions of Current Events for updates.
PM Update, Thursday, April 2, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
False Social Media Posts
You may have seen social media posts claiming that students will have to repeat the school year or will have to go back to school today. These posts are false and nothing more than April Fool's jokes.
At this time, there is no order from the DPI claiming student will have to repeat their current grade.
All current DHS orders are still in effect, including school closures and mass gatherings.
You may have seen social media posts claiming that students will have to repeat the school year or will have to go back to school today. These posts are false and nothing more than April Fool's jokes.
At this time, there is no order from the DPI claiming student will have to repeat their current grade.
All current DHS orders are still in effect, including school closures and mass gatherings.
AM Update, Thursday, April 2, at 11 AM: False Social Media Post
False Social Media Posts
You may have seen social media posts claiming that students will have to repeat the school year or will have to go back to school today. These posts are false and nothing more than April Fool's jokes.
At this time, there is no order from the DPI claiming student will have to repeat their current grade.
All current DHS orders are still in effect, including school closures and mass gatherings.
You may have seen social media posts claiming that students will have to repeat the school year or will have to go back to school today. These posts are false and nothing more than April Fool's jokes.
At this time, there is no order from the DPI claiming student will have to repeat their current grade.
All current DHS orders are still in effect, including school closures and mass gatherings.
PM Update, Wednesday, April 1, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
Busing Deadlines and COVID-19
The DPI does not feel it has the authority to waive the busing deadlines. We need statutory changes. However, because the future is so uncertain, it's hard to pick another date that won't become equally problematic. It's also hard to get the statutory changes when we are awaiting a special session by the legislature.
As a result, WCRIS recommends the following:
April 1 deadline: Only schools with newly expanded or changed enrollment areas need to worry about the April 1 deadline. The statute requires that if no new map is filed with the school district, the old map prevails. Most schools will be fine with their existing map. For those few schools that would be affected in the event their enrollment area changes because of a neighboring school closure, the pandemic is a pretty solid reason for not having a map.
May 15 deadline: Schools should submit a list of all and any students who are eligible for transportation, as best as they know, with the following codicil:
"And any other now-unknown students who apply to our school program after the date of this correspondence."
Again, guidance from DPI (see Q. 2) makes it clear technicalities should not be used as an excuse to deny busing. Also, the statute gives districts the power to extend the deadlines. A private school can lobby its public school board to extend the deadline, if they are having problems knowing who is enrolling next year.
The DPI does not feel it has the authority to waive the busing deadlines. We need statutory changes. However, because the future is so uncertain, it's hard to pick another date that won't become equally problematic. It's also hard to get the statutory changes when we are awaiting a special session by the legislature.
As a result, WCRIS recommends the following:
April 1 deadline: Only schools with newly expanded or changed enrollment areas need to worry about the April 1 deadline. The statute requires that if no new map is filed with the school district, the old map prevails. Most schools will be fine with their existing map. For those few schools that would be affected in the event their enrollment area changes because of a neighboring school closure, the pandemic is a pretty solid reason for not having a map.
May 15 deadline: Schools should submit a list of all and any students who are eligible for transportation, as best as they know, with the following codicil:
"And any other now-unknown students who apply to our school program after the date of this correspondence."
Again, guidance from DPI (see Q. 2) makes it clear technicalities should not be used as an excuse to deny busing. Also, the statute gives districts the power to extend the deadlines. A private school can lobby its public school board to extend the deadline, if they are having problems knowing who is enrolling next year.
AM Update, Wednesday, April 1, at 11 AM: Busing Issues
Busing Deadlines and COVID-19
The DPI does not feel it has the authority to waive the busing deadlines. We need statutory changes. However, because the future is so uncertain, it's hard to pick another date that won't become equally problematic. It's also hard to get the statutory changes when we are awaiting a special session by the legislature.
As a result, WCRIS recommends the following:
April 1 deadline: Only schools with newly expanded or changed enrollment areas need to worry about the April 1 deadline. The statute requires that if no new map is filed with the school district, the old map prevails. Most schools will be fine with their existing map. For those few schools that would be affected in the event their enrollment area changes because of a neighboring school closure, the pandemic is a pretty solid reason for not having a map.
May 15 deadline: Schools should submit a list of all and any students who are eligible for transportation, as best as they know, with the following codicil:
"And any other now-unknown students who apply to our school program after the date of this correspondence."
Again, guidance from DPI (see Q. 2) makes it clear technicalities should not be used as an excuse to deny busing. Also, the statute gives districts the power to extend the deadlines. A private school can lobby its public school board to extend the deadline, if they are having problems knowing who is enrolling next year.
The DPI does not feel it has the authority to waive the busing deadlines. We need statutory changes. However, because the future is so uncertain, it's hard to pick another date that won't become equally problematic. It's also hard to get the statutory changes when we are awaiting a special session by the legislature.
As a result, WCRIS recommends the following:
April 1 deadline: Only schools with newly expanded or changed enrollment areas need to worry about the April 1 deadline. The statute requires that if no new map is filed with the school district, the old map prevails. Most schools will be fine with their existing map. For those few schools that would be affected in the event their enrollment area changes because of a neighboring school closure, the pandemic is a pretty solid reason for not having a map.
May 15 deadline: Schools should submit a list of all and any students who are eligible for transportation, as best as they know, with the following codicil:
"And any other now-unknown students who apply to our school program after the date of this correspondence."
Again, guidance from DPI (see Q. 2) makes it clear technicalities should not be used as an excuse to deny busing. Also, the statute gives districts the power to extend the deadlines. A private school can lobby its public school board to extend the deadline, if they are having problems knowing who is enrolling next year.
PM Update, Tuesday, March 31, at 5 PM: Sup. Taylor's Letter
State Superintendent Issues a Letter on COVID-19
DPI Superintendent Carolyn Standford Taylor issued a letter today providing some encouragement and guidance to schools across the state.
While WCRIS welcomed the communication, it warned private schools that not all of the guidance is applicable.
The letter referenced a DPI document, “Considerations for Teaching & Learning during COVID-19."
That document says “DPI is not requiring schools to report attendance during the period they are closed for this public health emergency.”
However, this is not true for private schools. They should continue documenting attendance and instruction because the Governor's order waiving hours for public schools did not include private schools.
WCRIS is awaiting passage of special legislation to provide private schools an exemption for this requirement.
"When Choice schools log-in to WISEdata, it will instruct all schools to not collect this data during the crisis. However, attendance and hours of instruction are still legally in place for private schools," noted WCRIS friend, Jim Bender of School Choice Wisconsin.
Delivering ESSA Equitable Services When Schools Are Closed
WCRIS is working with the DPI to provide public school districts with clear direction about the provision of ESSA equitable services during this "learn at home" phase of education in Wisconsin.
There is nothing in federal law or guidance, or in DPI guidance that stops the provision of ESSA equitable services to private school children during these mandatory school closures, says Wisconsin Ombudsman Abbie Pavela.
Many districts across the state are working collaboratively with their private schools to navigate this uncertain time by discussing creative ways to continue serving private school students and staff under federal Title programs in which private schools are eligible to participate. Some larger districts are currently uncertain on how to move forward and have suspended or delayed equitable services until further notice, noted several WCRIS school principals.
While this is certainly cause for concern, the Ombudsman has cautioned that many provisions in the law must first be reviewed and amended by the federal government and then passed on to states. Only then can states begin to figure out how to implement things like waived federal requirements. Waivers for certain grant requirements are just one example of moves being made by the feds to ease administrative burdens in federal programs.
Additionally, Wisconsin is a local control state, which means district leaders are free to make certain decisions that, to their boards and other stakeholders, may seem like the best plan at that time but that can be subject to change at a moment's notice.
"There are still many unknowns and more questions than answers on the provision of equitable services during this unprecedented time. WCRIS and the DPI are working diligently to quickly provide useful guidance to districts on how they can manage this situation with their participating private schools," Pavela said.
Should WCRIS principals have questions or concerns about working with their district during this time, please contact the Ombudsman at essaombudsman@dpi.wi.gov.
DPI Superintendent Carolyn Standford Taylor issued a letter today providing some encouragement and guidance to schools across the state.
While WCRIS welcomed the communication, it warned private schools that not all of the guidance is applicable.
The letter referenced a DPI document, “Considerations for Teaching & Learning during COVID-19."
That document says “DPI is not requiring schools to report attendance during the period they are closed for this public health emergency.”
However, this is not true for private schools. They should continue documenting attendance and instruction because the Governor's order waiving hours for public schools did not include private schools.
WCRIS is awaiting passage of special legislation to provide private schools an exemption for this requirement.
"When Choice schools log-in to WISEdata, it will instruct all schools to not collect this data during the crisis. However, attendance and hours of instruction are still legally in place for private schools," noted WCRIS friend, Jim Bender of School Choice Wisconsin.
Delivering ESSA Equitable Services When Schools Are Closed
WCRIS is working with the DPI to provide public school districts with clear direction about the provision of ESSA equitable services during this "learn at home" phase of education in Wisconsin.
There is nothing in federal law or guidance, or in DPI guidance that stops the provision of ESSA equitable services to private school children during these mandatory school closures, says Wisconsin Ombudsman Abbie Pavela.
Many districts across the state are working collaboratively with their private schools to navigate this uncertain time by discussing creative ways to continue serving private school students and staff under federal Title programs in which private schools are eligible to participate. Some larger districts are currently uncertain on how to move forward and have suspended or delayed equitable services until further notice, noted several WCRIS school principals.
While this is certainly cause for concern, the Ombudsman has cautioned that many provisions in the law must first be reviewed and amended by the federal government and then passed on to states. Only then can states begin to figure out how to implement things like waived federal requirements. Waivers for certain grant requirements are just one example of moves being made by the feds to ease administrative burdens in federal programs.
Additionally, Wisconsin is a local control state, which means district leaders are free to make certain decisions that, to their boards and other stakeholders, may seem like the best plan at that time but that can be subject to change at a moment's notice.
"There are still many unknowns and more questions than answers on the provision of equitable services during this unprecedented time. WCRIS and the DPI are working diligently to quickly provide useful guidance to districts on how they can manage this situation with their participating private schools," Pavela said.
Should WCRIS principals have questions or concerns about working with their district during this time, please contact the Ombudsman at essaombudsman@dpi.wi.gov.
AM Update, Tuesday, March 31, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
Update Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 11:00 AM:
Update on DPI and Hours of Instruction Waivers for Private and Choice Schools
The Department of Public Instruction does not believe it has the authority to waive the hours of instruction requirements for Choice or private schools. While the Governor has used his Executive Order powers to waive such requirements for public schools, he has declined to do that for private and choice schools. Some observers postulate that the Governor and DPI are taking this approach because in the recent past, the DPI has been sued for and the Governor has been accused of exceeding their authority. Rather than trigger similar accusations and time consuming legal battles, the DPI and the Governor are taking the safe road of not pushing their authority.
As a result, enabling legislation is needed to make such changes. Various education stakeholders (WCRIS, School Choice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference) are working with the DPI, Legislative leadership, and the Governor's office on a bill draft addressing various issues related to Choice and private schools in general. There's some thought that the Legislature may convene a special COVID-19 session in the coming weeks.
Since the crisis began, WCRIS requested a weekly standing conference call with the DPI's liaison to the Governor's office and the above-named stakeholders. The DPI agreed and so we have been working closely with them throughout this ordeal.
The DPI has the authority to draft legislation for review by the legislature. It's staff has been very responsive to our issues and concerns. Based on our positive relations and cooperative work with the DPI and the Governor, WCRIS is very hopeful that we will get a bill introduced, and if a special session is held, that such a bill would have a very strong chance of passage and the Governor would be very open to signing it.
CARES Act Signed
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act providing $2 Trillion in financial relief to help manage the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, was signed by President Trump on Friday, March 27.
CAPE and its state affiliates around the country, like WCRIS, lobbied federal lawmakers successfully to include private K-12 schools.
You can view a summary from CAPE on how the law impacts private K-12 schools here.
Update on DPI and Hours of Instruction Waivers for Private and Choice Schools
The Department of Public Instruction does not believe it has the authority to waive the hours of instruction requirements for Choice or private schools. While the Governor has used his Executive Order powers to waive such requirements for public schools, he has declined to do that for private and choice schools. Some observers postulate that the Governor and DPI are taking this approach because in the recent past, the DPI has been sued for and the Governor has been accused of exceeding their authority. Rather than trigger similar accusations and time consuming legal battles, the DPI and the Governor are taking the safe road of not pushing their authority.
As a result, enabling legislation is needed to make such changes. Various education stakeholders (WCRIS, School Choice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference) are working with the DPI, Legislative leadership, and the Governor's office on a bill draft addressing various issues related to Choice and private schools in general. There's some thought that the Legislature may convene a special COVID-19 session in the coming weeks.
Since the crisis began, WCRIS requested a weekly standing conference call with the DPI's liaison to the Governor's office and the above-named stakeholders. The DPI agreed and so we have been working closely with them throughout this ordeal.
The DPI has the authority to draft legislation for review by the legislature. It's staff has been very responsive to our issues and concerns. Based on our positive relations and cooperative work with the DPI and the Governor, WCRIS is very hopeful that we will get a bill introduced, and if a special session is held, that such a bill would have a very strong chance of passage and the Governor would be very open to signing it.
CARES Act Signed
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act providing $2 Trillion in financial relief to help manage the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, was signed by President Trump on Friday, March 27.
CAPE and its state affiliates around the country, like WCRIS, lobbied federal lawmakers successfully to include private K-12 schools.
You can view a summary from CAPE on how the law impacts private K-12 schools here.
PM Update, Monday, March 30, at 5 PM: Choice and Hour of Inst. Waiver
Update Monday, March 30, 2020, at 3:00 PM:
Update on DPI and Hours of Instruction Waivers for Private and Choice Schools
The Department of Public Instruction does not believe it has the authority to waive the hours of instruction requirements for Choice or private schools. While the Governor has used his Executive Order powers to waive such requirements for public schools, he has declined to do that for private and choice schools. Some observers postulate that the Governor and DPI are taking this approach because in the recent past, the DPI has been sued for and the Governor has been accused of exceeding their authority. Rather than trigger similar accusations and time consuming legal battles, the DPI and the Governor are taking the safe road of not pushing their authority.
As a result, enabling legislation is needed to make such changes. Various education stakeholders (WCRIS, School Choice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference) are working with the DPI, Legislative leadership, and the Governor's office on a bill draft addressing various issues related to Choice and private schools in general. There's some thought that the Legislature may convene a special COVID-19 session in the coming weeks.
Since the crisis began, WCRIS requested a weekly standing conference call with the DPI's liaison to the Governor's office and the above-named stakeholders. The DPI agreed and so we have been working closely with them throughout this ordeal.
The DPI has the authority to draft legislation for review by the legislature. It's staff has been very responsive to our issues and concerns. Based on our positive relations and cooperative work with the DPI and the Governor, WCRIS is very hopeful that we will get a bill introduced, and if a special session is held, that such a bill would have a very strong chance of passage and the Governor would be very open to signing it.
Update on DPI and Hours of Instruction Waivers for Private and Choice Schools
The Department of Public Instruction does not believe it has the authority to waive the hours of instruction requirements for Choice or private schools. While the Governor has used his Executive Order powers to waive such requirements for public schools, he has declined to do that for private and choice schools. Some observers postulate that the Governor and DPI are taking this approach because in the recent past, the DPI has been sued for and the Governor has been accused of exceeding their authority. Rather than trigger similar accusations and time consuming legal battles, the DPI and the Governor are taking the safe road of not pushing their authority.
As a result, enabling legislation is needed to make such changes. Various education stakeholders (WCRIS, School Choice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference) are working with the DPI, Legislative leadership, and the Governor's office on a bill draft addressing various issues related to Choice and private schools in general. There's some thought that the Legislature may convene a special COVID-19 session in the coming weeks.
Since the crisis began, WCRIS requested a weekly standing conference call with the DPI's liaison to the Governor's office and the above-named stakeholders. The DPI agreed and so we have been working closely with them throughout this ordeal.
The DPI has the authority to draft legislation for review by the legislature. It's staff has been very responsive to our issues and concerns. Based on our positive relations and cooperative work with the DPI and the Governor, WCRIS is very hopeful that we will get a bill introduced, and if a special session is held, that such a bill would have a very strong chance of passage and the Governor would be very open to signing it.
AM Update, Monday, March 30, at 11 AM: CARES Act Signed
CARES Act Signed
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act providing $2 Trillion in financial relief to help manage the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, was signed by President Trump on Friday, March 27.
CAPE and its state affiliates around the country, like WCRIS, lobbied federal lawmakers successfully to include private K-12 schools.
You can view a summary from CAPE on how the law impacts private K-12 schools here.
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act providing $2 Trillion in financial relief to help manage the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, was signed by President Trump on Friday, March 27.
CAPE and its state affiliates around the country, like WCRIS, lobbied federal lawmakers successfully to include private K-12 schools.
You can view a summary from CAPE on how the law impacts private K-12 schools here.
PM Update, Friday, March 27, at 5 PM: - Same information as yesterday
School Financing Question Regarding COVID-19
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
DPI Clarifies State Testing, Enrollment Audits, May Voucher Payments
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
DPI Clarifies State Testing, Enrollment Audits, May Voucher Payments
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
AM Update, Friday, March 27, at 11 AM: - Same information as yesterday
School Financing Question Regarding COVID-19
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
DPI Clarifies State Testing, Enrollment Audits, May Voucher Payments
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
DPI Clarifies State Testing, Enrollment Audits, May Voucher Payments
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
PM Update, Thursday, March 26, at 5 PM: School Financing Question
School Financing Question Regarding COVID-19
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
The DPI released a FAQ to help answer some of the common school financing questions that public schools have during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although not all the questions are relevant to private schools, there are a few questions that deal with equitable participation under ESEA and IDEA.
You can find the document here.
US House of Reps Poised to Review COVID-19 Aid Package that Includes WCRIS Schools
Thanks to work by CAPE, the Senate and Trump Administration have agreed to a $2 trillion aid package that includes private K-12 schools. It passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday night. This is the third package on Coronavirus taken up by Congress. Phases I and II were passed earlier this month.
The Phase III bill now goes to the US House of Representatives for review and revision. If their changes do not deviate too much from the Senate version, President Trump is likely to sign it.
The House will vote on Friday, March 27.
For information from CAPE on the federal Coronavirus aid packages, click here.
AM Update, Thursday, March 26, at 11 AM: State Testing; Audits; May Payments
DPI Clarifies State Testing, Enrollment Audits, May Voucher Payments
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Free Webinar on the New Families First Coronavirus Response Act
This webinar will help school leaders understand how the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act impact private schools.
The webinar is on Thursday, March 26, at 1 pm. You can register here.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
The following updates are based on correspondence today with the DPI and our friends at School Choice Wisconsin:
• DPI has eliminated all state testing this spring.
• Enrollment audits for all programs, MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, and SNSP will be due June 30.
• May voucher payments should be processed as usual. Those payments are set by statute and there are no plans by us or DPI to modify them in any way.
State law defines several important Choice deadlines. Gov. Evers will not use Executive orders to waive those statutes. But he has used that authority to waive requirements in Administrative Rules, such as for the date of the enrollment audit.
This means that statutory requirements for private school hours of instruction, enrollment window dates for the WPCP/RPCP, state testing requirements and state report card requirements will all need to be modified with legislation, along with other provisions for the 2019-20 school year.
DPI has told WCRIS that it has drafting authority and can propose legislation that would address these outstanding issues. Legislative leaders have signaled that they will be reconvening to address state issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. WCRIS and SCWi and other ed reformers will be working with legislators to help necessary changes get made.
Free Webinar on the New Families First Coronavirus Response Act
This webinar will help school leaders understand how the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act impact private schools.
The webinar is on Thursday, March 26, at 1 pm. You can register here.
Primer on COVID-19 Legal Issues for Private School Leaders
Many of WCRIS' counterparts in states hit early by the COVID-19 pandemic have identified legal issues of unique concern to private school leaders. They range from tuition issues, relations with parents, employer responsibilities with work-at-home staff, contracts for canceled events, liability waivers for on-site staff, and a myriad of other questions. Who knew?
Thanks to the state network of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a primer has been made available by Fisher Phillips, a nation-wide law firm that has Chicago attorneys admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.
The "Comprehensive COVID-19 Strategy Plan for Independent and Private Schools" raises many issues you may not have thought about, but may want to. The primer is not a replacement for your school's own legal counsel. Nor should it be viewed as legal advice. It is merely a starting point to help expand your thinking on potential areas of concern before they arise as real issues.
PM Update, Wednesday, March 25, at 5 PM: FFCRA
Guidance on How the New Federal Coronavirus Laws Affects your School
Congress passed and the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18. A summary of the law's provisions are found here.
There are resources to help you understand the impact to your school as an employer:
• The Department of Labor has a frequently asked questions page about how the public health emergency affects labor rules and regulations.
• The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its first round of implementation guidance pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
Fact Sheets:
A fact sheet for employees can be found here.
A fact sheet for employers can be found here.
Common questions and answers can be found here.
Congress passed and the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18. A summary of the law's provisions are found here.
There are resources to help you understand the impact to your school as an employer:
• The Department of Labor has a frequently asked questions page about how the public health emergency affects labor rules and regulations.
• The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its first round of implementation guidance pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
Fact Sheets:
A fact sheet for employees can be found here.
A fact sheet for employers can be found here.
Common questions and answers can be found here.
AM Update, Wednesday, March 25, at 11 AM: Acc. Testing Waiver
DPI Seeks to Waive Accountability Testing
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will apply to the US Education Department for a waiver on the accountability requirements under ESEA.
Similarly, the DPI is working with the Governor's office to suspend the state accountability testing that Choice schools are required to administer, said Deputy State Superintendent Mike Thompson in an e-mail late Friday, March 20 to District Administrators, which was shared with other education stakeholders on Monday, March 23.
See the Thompson e-mail here.
Why is the Governor's "Safe at Home" 30-day Order Needed?
“If we continued on our current path without implementing safer-at-home to flatten the curve the model shows us that we would likely have 22,000 Wisconsinites test positive for COVID-19 by April 8th and an estimated 440 to 1,500 deaths," said Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm in a media briefing Tuesday, March 24, according to the Wheeler Report news service.
Palm went on to add, “The only tool we have is physical separation from each other. I implore you to stay at home. We have to stop this virus from spreading any further. Limiting your contact to less than five people will help do that. Not five people at a time, but five people total…We need you to be in physical contact with as few people as possible,”
Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Offices of the Bureau of Communicable Diseases said they are learning from the data from other places that have been dealing with COVID-19 ahead of Wisconsin and one essential lesson is that 90% of people affected will show no symptoms or mild symptoms.
“That could mean that for every individual that we test positive for the infection, there are 10 individuals in the community with mild symptoms that don’t seek care. We have a small number of hundreds of cases in the state but could potentially be thousands right now," Westergaard said, according to the Wheeler Report.
Gov Order: Stay at Home Until April 24
Gov. Tony Evers issued an Executive Order Tuesday instituting a "Safe at Home" policy for the State of Wisconsin.
The Order takes effect at 8 am Wednesday, March 25 and will remain in effect until 8 am Friday, April 24, or until a superseding order is issued.
Read about the impact this order has on private schools here.
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will apply to the US Education Department for a waiver on the accountability requirements under ESEA.
Similarly, the DPI is working with the Governor's office to suspend the state accountability testing that Choice schools are required to administer, said Deputy State Superintendent Mike Thompson in an e-mail late Friday, March 20 to District Administrators, which was shared with other education stakeholders on Monday, March 23.
See the Thompson e-mail here.
Why is the Governor's "Safe at Home" 30-day Order Needed?
“If we continued on our current path without implementing safer-at-home to flatten the curve the model shows us that we would likely have 22,000 Wisconsinites test positive for COVID-19 by April 8th and an estimated 440 to 1,500 deaths," said Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm in a media briefing Tuesday, March 24, according to the Wheeler Report news service.
Palm went on to add, “The only tool we have is physical separation from each other. I implore you to stay at home. We have to stop this virus from spreading any further. Limiting your contact to less than five people will help do that. Not five people at a time, but five people total…We need you to be in physical contact with as few people as possible,”
Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Offices of the Bureau of Communicable Diseases said they are learning from the data from other places that have been dealing with COVID-19 ahead of Wisconsin and one essential lesson is that 90% of people affected will show no symptoms or mild symptoms.
“That could mean that for every individual that we test positive for the infection, there are 10 individuals in the community with mild symptoms that don’t seek care. We have a small number of hundreds of cases in the state but could potentially be thousands right now," Westergaard said, according to the Wheeler Report.
Gov Order: Stay at Home Until April 24
Gov. Tony Evers issued an Executive Order Tuesday instituting a "Safe at Home" policy for the State of Wisconsin.
The Order takes effect at 8 am Wednesday, March 25 and will remain in effect until 8 am Friday, April 24, or until a superseding order is issued.
Read about the impact this order has on private schools here.
PM Update, Tuesday, March 24, at 5 PM: Stay at Home Order
Gov Order: Stay at Home Until April 24
Gov. Tony Evers issued anExecutive Order Tuesday instituting a "Safe at Home" policy for the State of Wisconsin.
The Order takes effect at 8 am Wednesday, March 25 and will remain in effect until 8 am Friday, April 24, or until a superseding order is issued.
Read about the impact this order has on private schools here.
Gov. Tony Evers issued anExecutive Order Tuesday instituting a "Safe at Home" policy for the State of Wisconsin.
The Order takes effect at 8 am Wednesday, March 25 and will remain in effect until 8 am Friday, April 24, or until a superseding order is issued.
Read about the impact this order has on private schools here.
AM Update, Tuesday, March 24, at 11 AM: FFCRA
Families First Coronavirus Act Question
Question: How does the newly passed federal law to help employees affect my school as an employer? It appears to change how employees can use the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and who can collect unemployment compensation, is that correct?
Answer: The Families First Coronavirus Act was introduced in Congress on March 11, 2020, and was signed by the President on March 18, 2020. Primers on the law are available from three reputable sources:
• Wisconsin Manufacturer's & Commerce has a good overview of the law;
• Another summary in laymen's terms is available from Jackson Lewis, which has specialized in labor law since 1958;
• and, a legislative summary from ACSI.
Question About Gov.'s School Closure Order
Question: Under the Governor's order to close schools, can teachers come into the school to assemble learning packets that will be mailed to their students? Can our custodian check the building and maintain its systems? Can the principal go to school to pay the bills and write checks?
Answer: If you read the Governor's FAQ on school closures you will note that the order does not prohibit teachers from reporting to the school. It specifically says, "The order only applies to pupil instruction and extracurricular activities, not to other functions. School leaders will make determinations on a case-by-case basis regarding access for other purposes, such as virtual learning, cleaning, food service, payroll and clerical functions. If school facilities are used for other purposes, districts should follow guidance from public health officials to ensure that appropriate health and safety measures are in place."
DPI Suspends Choice Audit Deadlines
The DPI, under Gov. Evers order, suspends all Choice audit deadlines.
The DPI is still working on new deadlines.
Free Professional Development
The Center for the Advancement of Christina Education is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday at 2 pm.
The webinar will be on How Ministries Can Adapt and Thrive in the Age of Coronavirus.
You can register here.
Question: How does the newly passed federal law to help employees affect my school as an employer? It appears to change how employees can use the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and who can collect unemployment compensation, is that correct?
Answer: The Families First Coronavirus Act was introduced in Congress on March 11, 2020, and was signed by the President on March 18, 2020. Primers on the law are available from three reputable sources:
• Wisconsin Manufacturer's & Commerce has a good overview of the law;
• Another summary in laymen's terms is available from Jackson Lewis, which has specialized in labor law since 1958;
• and, a legislative summary from ACSI.
Question About Gov.'s School Closure Order
Question: Under the Governor's order to close schools, can teachers come into the school to assemble learning packets that will be mailed to their students? Can our custodian check the building and maintain its systems? Can the principal go to school to pay the bills and write checks?
Answer: If you read the Governor's FAQ on school closures you will note that the order does not prohibit teachers from reporting to the school. It specifically says, "The order only applies to pupil instruction and extracurricular activities, not to other functions. School leaders will make determinations on a case-by-case basis regarding access for other purposes, such as virtual learning, cleaning, food service, payroll and clerical functions. If school facilities are used for other purposes, districts should follow guidance from public health officials to ensure that appropriate health and safety measures are in place."
DPI Suspends Choice Audit Deadlines
The DPI, under Gov. Evers order, suspends all Choice audit deadlines.
The DPI is still working on new deadlines.
Free Professional Development
The Center for the Advancement of Christina Education is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday at 2 pm.
The webinar will be on How Ministries Can Adapt and Thrive in the Age of Coronavirus.
You can register here.
PM Update, Monday, March 23, at 5 PM: Stay at Home Order
Gov Order Effective Tuesday, March 24: Stay Home!
Here is the message from Governor Tony Evers, called "Safer at Home:"
https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1242097501575901187?s=20
Governor Tony Evers will issue the stay-at-home order tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24.
"More information will be available tomorrow as we work with our public health experts, businesses large and small, and local communities to protect as many people as we can," said Jamie Kuhn, Director of Outreach for Gov. Evers, in an email to WCRIS.
"Today’s announcement is intended to give people the opportunity to plan and prepare while reminding people that everyone is safer at home," Kuhn said.
Here is the other education-related order issued this weekend by the Governor's Office, freeing DPI to respond to various needs by suspending rules related to instructional hours, various impending deadlines, and teacher preparation programs.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/2829667
Governor Frees-Up DPI
Governor Evers directed the Department of Public Instruction to suspend administrative rules pertaining to hours of instruction, student-teacher assessments, and general flexibility. The order allows DPI to streamline the waiver process for hours of instruction for public schools; suspend the PI 34 requirements to allow students in teacher preparation programs to graduate on time this spring; provide DPI with flexibility regarding upcoming due dates.
Since the public health crisis started, the DPI has told WCRIS it plans to treat private schools as public schools and will be providing direction in that regard as soon as possible.
Here is the message from Governor Tony Evers, called "Safer at Home:"
https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1242097501575901187?s=20
Governor Tony Evers will issue the stay-at-home order tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24.
"More information will be available tomorrow as we work with our public health experts, businesses large and small, and local communities to protect as many people as we can," said Jamie Kuhn, Director of Outreach for Gov. Evers, in an email to WCRIS.
"Today’s announcement is intended to give people the opportunity to plan and prepare while reminding people that everyone is safer at home," Kuhn said.
Here is the other education-related order issued this weekend by the Governor's Office, freeing DPI to respond to various needs by suspending rules related to instructional hours, various impending deadlines, and teacher preparation programs.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/2829667
Governor Frees-Up DPI
Governor Evers directed the Department of Public Instruction to suspend administrative rules pertaining to hours of instruction, student-teacher assessments, and general flexibility. The order allows DPI to streamline the waiver process for hours of instruction for public schools; suspend the PI 34 requirements to allow students in teacher preparation programs to graduate on time this spring; provide DPI with flexibility regarding upcoming due dates.
Since the public health crisis started, the DPI has told WCRIS it plans to treat private schools as public schools and will be providing direction in that regard as soon as possible.
AM Update, Monday, March 23, at 11 AM: WCRIS in DC
CAPE sends letter to Capitol Hill, advocating for WCRIS schools
CAPE and WCRIS are working overtime to ensure private school students are treated equitably in any laws being passed to address COVID-19.
CAPE sent D.C. lawmakers this letter Friday. Congressional action over the weekend appears to have factored in some of our advocacy
CAPE and WCRIS are working overtime to ensure private school students are treated equitably in any laws being passed to address COVID-19.
CAPE sent D.C. lawmakers this letter Friday. Congressional action over the weekend appears to have factored in some of our advocacy
PM Update Friday, March 20, 2020, at 5 PM: US ED Call
WCRIS Attends US Education Department Conference Call
WCRIS staff was on a conference call with various deputies from the US Education Department (ED) and representatives from both the Center for Disease Control and the US Department of Agriculture.
The call revealed how ED is working to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on the nation's education system.
Private schools may have access to some help and waivers once the Department of Public (DPI) Instruction applies for them.
WCRIS will update you when the DPI has more information. You can view a transcript of the call here.
WCRIS staff was on a conference call with various deputies from the US Education Department (ED) and representatives from both the Center for Disease Control and the US Department of Agriculture.
The call revealed how ED is working to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on the nation's education system.
Private schools may have access to some help and waivers once the Department of Public (DPI) Instruction applies for them.
WCRIS will update you when the DPI has more information. You can view a transcript of the call here.
AM Update Friday, March 20, 2020, at 11 AM: White House's COVID-19 Guidelines
White House's COVID-19 Guidelines
The White House has released some simple guidelines on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Please share these guidelines with your families. WCRIS has also created a Facebook post for your to share.
Reliable COVID-19 Stats
There are a lot of numbers in headlines today about COVID-19 cases.
WorldOMeter.info is the White House's recommended site for accurate and reliable numbers. View the current COVID-19 numbers here.
The White House has released some simple guidelines on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Please share these guidelines with your families. WCRIS has also created a Facebook post for your to share.
Reliable COVID-19 Stats
There are a lot of numbers in headlines today about COVID-19 cases.
WorldOMeter.info is the White House's recommended site for accurate and reliable numbers. View the current COVID-19 numbers here.
PM Update Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 5 PM: White House Call
WCRIS Attends White House Conference Call
Key take-aways for private school leaders from the one-hour conference call:
1. Social distancing should not lead to social isolation. Faith leaders, including those who operate religious K-12 schools, are vital components of helping the public stay calm and focused on shared sacrifice during the pandemic. Faith leaders were urged to use social media, phone trees, radio and TV interviews to help comfort their communities, and encourage best health practices to fend against the virus.
2. Encourage your communities to follow the direction of local and state elected officials. Their information is reliable and they are making decisions based on the needs of your state and region, which differ vastly across the country.
3. The White House is recommending that extended families not gather for Passover or Easter. This is a time for sacrifice. Call your extended relatives instead of meeting with them.
4. Urge your community members to stay home. Do not gather in groups of more than 10. Practice social distancing even in your home. Wash your hands. Wipe down door handles, light switches and surfaces regularly with disinfectant cleaners.
Read the full story here.
Kohl Award Banquets Cancelled
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation's award banquets have been canceled. Winners will have their certificates and gifts mailed to them in the coming months.
See the Foundation's notice here.
Child Care Restriction FAQ
As of 8 am, Thursday, March 19, all child care programs may not operate with more than 10 staff members and 50 children present at a time.
The Governor's office has released an FAQ to help you comply with the DHS order. You can find the FAQ here.
All child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance on providing childcare during the COVID-19 outbreak here.
Key take-aways for private school leaders from the one-hour conference call:
1. Social distancing should not lead to social isolation. Faith leaders, including those who operate religious K-12 schools, are vital components of helping the public stay calm and focused on shared sacrifice during the pandemic. Faith leaders were urged to use social media, phone trees, radio and TV interviews to help comfort their communities, and encourage best health practices to fend against the virus.
2. Encourage your communities to follow the direction of local and state elected officials. Their information is reliable and they are making decisions based on the needs of your state and region, which differ vastly across the country.
3. The White House is recommending that extended families not gather for Passover or Easter. This is a time for sacrifice. Call your extended relatives instead of meeting with them.
4. Urge your community members to stay home. Do not gather in groups of more than 10. Practice social distancing even in your home. Wash your hands. Wipe down door handles, light switches and surfaces regularly with disinfectant cleaners.
Read the full story here.
Kohl Award Banquets Cancelled
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation's award banquets have been canceled. Winners will have their certificates and gifts mailed to them in the coming months.
See the Foundation's notice here.
Child Care Restriction FAQ
As of 8 am, Thursday, March 19, all child care programs may not operate with more than 10 staff members and 50 children present at a time.
The Governor's office has released an FAQ to help you comply with the DHS order. You can find the FAQ here.
All child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance on providing childcare during the COVID-19 outbreak here.
AM Update Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 11 AM: Child Care FAQ
Child Care Restriction FAQ
As of 8 am, Thursday, March 19, all child care programs may not operate with more than 10 staff members and 50 children present at a time.
The Governor's office has released an FAQ to help you comply with the DHS order. You can find the FAQ here.
All child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance on providing childcare during the COVID-19 outbreak here.
As of 8 am, Thursday, March 19, all child care programs may not operate with more than 10 staff members and 50 children present at a time.
The Governor's office has released an FAQ to help you comply with the DHS order. You can find the FAQ here.
All child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance on providing childcare during the COVID-19 outbreak here.
PM Update Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 5 PM: Providing Child Care
Rules for Schools Providing Child Care, Early Childhood Ed Programs
The Department of Children and Families issued a new order limiting the number of children and staff in a child care setting, which may affect schools that are providing child care during school closures. It might also affect staffing plans for those schools that are having school staff come into buildings.
The order and other updates on child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance here.
School Safety Grants
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has extended the deadline for the school safety grants from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
The Department of Children and Families issued a new order limiting the number of children and staff in a child care setting, which may affect schools that are providing child care during school closures. It might also affect staffing plans for those schools that are having school staff come into buildings.
The order and other updates on child care issues related to COVID-19 are on the DCF website.
You can find the DHS order here.
You can find DCF guidance here.
School Safety Grants
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has extended the deadline for the school safety grants from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020.
AM Update Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 11 AM: School Closure Starts
School Closure
As ordered by DHS, all K-12 private schools are to stop pupil instruction and extracurricular activities at 5:00 pm today, Wednesday, March 18.
The school closure order will last until the end of the public health emergency.
As ordered by DHS, all K-12 private schools are to stop pupil instruction and extracurricular activities at 5:00 pm today, Wednesday, March 18.
The school closure order will last until the end of the public health emergency.
PM Update Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 5 PM: School Close Indefinitely
GOVERNOR ORDERS DHS TO EXTEND K-12 PUBLIC and PRIVATE SCHOOL CLOSURES INDEFINITELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
DHS Bans Gathering of 10 or More People
The Governor's office has ordered DHS to ban gatherings of 10 or more people. This DOES NOT change the original executive order for all Wisconsin K-12 public and private schools to close for pupil instruction and extracurriculars beginning at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 18.
However, if schools choose to remain open to staff for purposes other than pupil instruction and extracurricular activities, the ban on gatherings of 10 or more people will still apply. This means that at no point in time should your school have more than 10 people, including staff and/or parents in one room. If your building will remain open for staff, staff should continue to practice social distancing which means remaining six feet apart and should not be within sight of more than 10 people at one time, according to DPI staff who has been communicating with the Governor's office.
Private School Waivers for Hours of Instruction
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are working with the DPI to pursue an official order from the Governor to allow private schools to apply for a waiver for hours of instruction. WCRIS should know by the end of the week the status of the order and how the application will work. The DPI has said the process will be as simple as possible.
Deadlines During Closure
The DPI is actively evaluating the extension of important deadlines for various programs in which private schools participate.
Deadlines regarding transportation, Choice Programs, IEP evaluations/reevaluations, and federal programs are included in the discussion.
DHS Bans Gathering of 10 or More People
The Governor's office has ordered DHS to ban gatherings of 10 or more people. This DOES NOT change the original executive order for all Wisconsin K-12 public and private schools to close for pupil instruction and extracurriculars beginning at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 18.
However, if schools choose to remain open to staff for purposes other than pupil instruction and extracurricular activities, the ban on gatherings of 10 or more people will still apply. This means that at no point in time should your school have more than 10 people, including staff and/or parents in one room. If your building will remain open for staff, staff should continue to practice social distancing which means remaining six feet apart and should not be within sight of more than 10 people at one time, according to DPI staff who has been communicating with the Governor's office.
Private School Waivers for Hours of Instruction
WCRIS and School Choice Wisconsin are working with the DPI to pursue an official order from the Governor to allow private schools to apply for a waiver for hours of instruction. WCRIS should know by the end of the week the status of the order and how the application will work. The DPI has said the process will be as simple as possible.
Deadlines During Closure
The DPI is actively evaluating the extension of important deadlines for various programs in which private schools participate.
Deadlines regarding transportation, Choice Programs, IEP evaluations/reevaluations, and federal programs are included in the discussion.
AM Update Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 11 AM: School Choice Wisconsin
School Choice Wisconsin's School Closure Information
On Monday, March 16, School Choice Wisconsin hosted a conference call on the recent order to close schools and what that means for virtual learning. The notes from the call are here and the audio is available here.
Please note that the information presented during the call was the most accurate information at that time.
Office of School Safety Extends School Safety Grant Deadline
The DOJ Office of School Safety has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The extension of this deadline also includes training requirements for round two grantees.
Increasing Internet Access for Students
Charter Communications recently committed to providing free internet access to students.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has also made efforts to have companies take the "Keep Americans Connected Pledge" (see https://www.fcc.gov/coronavirus). It reads as follows:
Given the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on American society, [[Company Name]] pledges for the next 60 days to:
not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic;
waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic; and
open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them.
See the full list of companies that have made the pledge as of March 16 here.
On Monday, March 16, School Choice Wisconsin hosted a conference call on the recent order to close schools and what that means for virtual learning. The notes from the call are here and the audio is available here.
Please note that the information presented during the call was the most accurate information at that time.
Office of School Safety Extends School Safety Grant Deadline
The DOJ Office of School Safety has extended the school safety grant period from August 31, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The extension of this deadline also includes training requirements for round two grantees.
Increasing Internet Access for Students
Charter Communications recently committed to providing free internet access to students.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has also made efforts to have companies take the "Keep Americans Connected Pledge" (see https://www.fcc.gov/coronavirus). It reads as follows:
Given the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on American society, [[Company Name]] pledges for the next 60 days to:
See the full list of companies that have made the pledge as of March 16 here.